ICD-10-CM code "H62.4": Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere (2024)

Excludes

1. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

   Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

   Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

   Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

   Type 2congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

   Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

   Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

   Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

   Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

2. Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
3. Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H62)
4. Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere (H62.4)

   Type 1otitis externa (in):

   Type 1candidiasis (B37.84)

   Type 1herpes viral [herpes simplex] (B00.1)

   Type 1herpes zoster (B02.8)

Includes

1. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
2. Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
3. Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere (H62)
4. Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere (H62.4)

Subcategories

• Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear (H62.40)
• Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear (H62.41)
• Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, left ear (H62.42)
• Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral (H62.43)