H60.3 — Other infective otitis externa
Not billable
Is H60.3 billable?
No — H60.3 is a non-billable header code. H60.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 16 billable codes beneath H60.3.
Billable codes under this header
- H60.311Diffuse otitis externa, right ear
- H60.312Diffuse otitis externa, left ear
- H60.313Diffuse otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.319Diffuse otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.321Hemorrhagic otitis externa, right ear
- H60.322Hemorrhagic otitis externa, left ear
- H60.323Hemorrhagic otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.329Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.331Swimmer's ear, right ear
- H60.332Swimmer's ear, left ear
- H60.333Swimmer's ear, bilateral
- H60.339Swimmer's ear, unspecified ear
- H60.391Other infective otitis externa, right ear
- H60.392Other infective otitis externa, left ear
- H60.393Other infective otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.399Other infective otitis externa, unspecified ear
H60.3 at a glance
| Code | H60.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other infective otitis externa |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H60.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H60.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under H60.3? (4)
How long has H60.3 existed?
H60.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the H60 family? (8)
- H60.0Abscess of external earnot billable
- H60.1Cellulitis of external earnot billable
- H60.2Malignant otitis externanot billable
- H60.4Cholesteatoma of external earnot billable
- H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externanot billable
- H60.6Unspecified chronic otitis externanot billable
- H60.8Other otitis externanot billable
- H60.9Unspecified otitis externanot billable