H60.3
Header — not billableOther infective otitis externa
The ICD-10 code for other infective otitis externa is H60.3.
H60.3 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.
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
- H60.0Abscess of external earnon-billable header
- H60.1Cellulitis of external earnon-billable header
- H60.2Malignant 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
- H60.3Other infective otitis externanon-billable header