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ICD-10-CM H60.53 — Acute contact otitis externa | Codelle

ICD-10-CM/H60.5/H60.53

H60.53

ICD-10-CM

Acute contact otitis externa

Code Hierarchy

▲H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externa

H60.53(current)

Subcodes (4)

H60.531Acute contact otitis externa, right ear

H60.532Acute contact otitis externa, left ear

H60.533Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral

H60.539Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear

Same Category

H60Otitis externa H60.0Abscess of external ear H60.00Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear H60.01Abscess of right external ear H60.02Abscess of left external ear H60.03Abscess of external ear, bilateral H60.1Cellulitis of external ear H60.10Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear H60.11Cellulitis of right external ear H60.12Cellulitis of left external ear

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