ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H60.523
Acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H60.523
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H60 — Otitis externa
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H60.523 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H60
- 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
- H60.13Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral
- H60.2Malignant otitis externa
- H60.20Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.21Malignant otitis externa, right ear
- H60.22Malignant otitis externa, left ear
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