H60.5
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAcute noninfective otitis externa
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acute noninfective otitis externa
H60.5 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 7 codes beneath H60.5. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in H60
- H60.0Abscess of external earcategory
- H60.1Cellulitis of external earcategory
- H60.2Malignant otitis externacategory
- H60.3Other infective otitis externacategory
- H60.4Cholesteatoma of external earcategory
- H60.6Unspecified chronic otitis externacategory
- H60.8Other otitis externacategory
- H60.9Unspecified otitis externacategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- H60
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.