H60 ICD-10-CA category: Otitis externa
H60 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 8 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
H60Otitis externa
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in H60
H60 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for H60
As CIHI prints them, with any note H60 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Where H60 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
- 2Block H60-H62Diseases of external ear
- 3Category H60Otitis externa
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is H60 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. H60 (Otitis externa) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 8 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is H60 in ICD-10-CA?
H60 sits under H60-H62 Diseases of external ear, within Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95).
What coding notes apply to H60?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for H60, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.