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ICD-10-CM Code for Abscess of external ear H60.0

ICD-10 code H60.0 for Abscess of external ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .

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Official Long Descriptor

Abscess of external ear
Boil of external ear
Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
Furuncle of external ear
 
H60.0 Abscess of external ear
Child Code
Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear
Child Code
Abscess of right external ear
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Abscess of left external ear
Child Code
Abscess of external ear, bilateral

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