H60Otitis externa
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use H60 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VIII
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Group H60-H62
- Diseases of external ear
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm tai ngoài
Related H60 codes
H60.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Abscess of external ear
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.
