H60.0Abscess of external ear
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter VIII
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Group H60-H62
- Diseases of external ear
- Official Vietnamese name
- Áp xe tai ngoài
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Boil of auricle or external auditory canal Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal Furuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
Related H60 codes
H60
Otitis externa
H60.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of external ear
H60.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Malignant otitis externa
H60.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other infective otitis externa
H60.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cholesteatoma of external ear
H60.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute otitis externa, noninfective
H60.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other otitis externa Chronic otitis externa
H60.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Otitis externa, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
