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H60.4 - Cholesteatoma of external ear


The ICD 10 Code for Cholesteatoma of external ear is listed as H60.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H60.4
Description: Cholesteatoma of external ear
  • Keratosis obturans of external ear (canal)
  • Excludes2: cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71.-)
  • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
Chapter Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
Parent H60 - Otitis externa
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H60.4:
H60.40 - Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified ear
H60.41 - Cholesteatoma of right external ear
H60.42 - Cholesteatoma of left external ear
H60.43 - Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateral
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H60.4:
H60.0 - Abscess of external ear
H60.1 - Cellulitis of external ear
H60.2 - Malignant otitis externa
H60.3 - Other infective otitis externa
H60.5 - Acute noninfective otitis externa
H60.6 - Unspecified chronic otitis externa
H60.8 - Other otitis externa
H60.9 - Unspecified otitis externa