H60.0

Abscess of external ear

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 8 never code together

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 4

Inclusion terms

Notes

Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

Index entries leading here 1

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- ear (middle) — see also Otitis, media, suppurative
  - external H60.0

Alongside this code 8 same parent — H60

Subordinate codes 4

Additional references

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Present FY2024–FY2027.