H60.0
Header — not billableAbscess of external ear
The ICD-10 code for abscess of external ear is H60.0.
H60.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Boil of external ear
- Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
- Furuncle of external ear
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H60.1Cellulitis of external earnon-billable header
- H60.2Malignant otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.3Other infective otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.4Cholesteatoma of external earnon-billable header
- H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.6Unspecified chronic otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.8Other otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.9Unspecified otitis externanon-billable header
- H60.0Abscess of external earnon-billable header