kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

H62.41

Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

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Hierarchy

  • H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
    • H60-H62 Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
      • H62 Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
        • H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere
          • H62.40 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
          • H62.41 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
          • H62.42 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
          • H62.43 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral

Notes

H60-H95

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

Code First

H62.4

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • A46 Erysipelas
  • L01.0 Impetigo

Excludes 1

H62.4

  • otitis externa (in):
  • candidiasis (B37.84)
    • B37.84 Candidal otitis externa
  • herpes viral [herpes simplex] (B00.1)
    • B00.1 Herpesviral vesicular dermatitis
  • herpes zoster (B02.8)
    • B02.8 Zoster with other complications

Excludes 2

H60-H95

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