H60.553ICD-10-CM Code for Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral H60. 553.
Acute otitis externa is a common condition involving inflammation of the ear canal. The acute form is caused primarily by bacterial infection, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus the most common pathogens.Dec 1, 2012
Acute otitis externa (AOE), also known as 'swimmer's ear', is a common disease of children, adolescents and adults. It is defined by diffuse inflammation of the external ear canal. Primarily a disease of children over two years of age, it is commonly associated with swimming.
ICD-10 code: R50. 9 Fever, unspecified - gesund.bund.de.
Otitis means inflammation of the ear. The inflammation is usually due to an infection. Otitis externa means that the inflammation is confined to the external part of the ear canal and does not go further than the eardrum. See separate leaflet called Ear Infection (Otitis Media), for an infection of the middle ear.Oct 19, 2016
DEFINITION Acute otitis media (AOM) is an acute, suppurative infectious process marked by the presence of infected middle ear fluid and inflammation of the mucosa lining the middle ear space (picture 1).Apr 6, 2022
Otitis externa is diagnosed from the history and physical examination, including, as a minimum, otosopic or otomicroscopic examination of the ear canal and tympanic membrane (if visible), as well as examination of the pinna, the surrounding lymph nodes, and the skin.
Necrotising otitis externa (NOE), also known as malignant otitis externa, is a severe invasive infection of the external auditory canal (EAC) which can spread rapidly to involve the surrounding soft tissue, adjacent neck spaces and skull base.Aug 19, 2021
The most common cause of otitis externa is a bacterial infection, although fungal overgrowth is a principal cause in 10 percent of cases.Mar 1, 2001
ICD-10 | Other fatigue (R53. 83)
J02.9J02. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Code Structure: Comparing ICD-9 to ICD-10ICD-9-CMICD-10-CMFirst character is numeric or alpha ( E or V)First character is alphaSecond, Third, Fourth and Fifth digits are numericAll letters used except UAlways at least three digitsCharacter 2 always numeric; 3 through 7 can be alpha or numeric3 more rows•Aug 24, 2015
Otitis externa (also known as external otitis and swimmer's ear) is an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal. Along with otitis media, external otitis is one of the two human conditions commonly called "earache". It also occurs in many other species. Inflammation of the skin of the ear canal is the essence of this disorder.
DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with MCC.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H60.529 and a single ICD9 code, 380.22 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.