Instruction Source: H62.42
Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
Instruction Source: H62.4
Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- candidiasis (B37.84)
- herpes viral [herpes simplex] (B00.1)
- herpes zoster (B02.8)
- otitis externa (in):
Instruction Source: H62
Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
Instruction Source: H60-H62
Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
Instruction Source: H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Clinical Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition