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H60.539 - Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear


The ICD 10 Code for Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear is listed as H60.539.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H60.539
Description: Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
Parent H60.53 - Acute contact otitis externa
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 380.22 - Other acute otitis externa (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H60.539:
H60.531 - Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
H60.532 - Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
H60.533 - Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral