Is H60.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H60.53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H60.53 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).

H60.53

H60.53 — Acute contact otitis externa

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H60.53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acute contact otitis externa. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

H60.53 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead H60.53

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H60.531Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
H60.532Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
H60.533Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral
H60.539Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H60.5. If H60.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H60.50Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa
H60.51Acute actinic otitis externa
H60.52Acute chemical otitis externa
H60.54Acute eczematoid otitis externa
H60.55Acute reactive otitis externa
H60.59Other noninfective acute otitis externa

Questions about H60.53

Is H60.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H60.53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H60.53 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).