Billable Medical Code for Other Acute Otitis Externa
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 380.22
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 380.22.
The Short Description Is: Acute otitis externa NEC.
Known As
Otitis externa is also known as acute actinic otitis externa, acute allergic otitis externa, acute chemical otitis externa, acute chemical otitis externa (ear canal infection), acute contact otitis externa, acute eczematoid otitis externa, acute non-infective otitis externa, acute radiation otitis externa, acute seborrheic otitis externa, acute traumatic otitis externa, allergic otitis externa, Allergic otitis externa, Bilat acute actinic otitis externa, Bilat acute chemical otitis externa, Bilat acute contact otitis externa, Bilat acute eczematoid otitis externa, acute reactive otitis externa, Bilateral acute actinic otitis externa, Bilateral acute chemical otitis externa, Bilateral acute contact otitis externa, Bilateral acute eczematoid otitis externa, Bilateral acute reactive otitis externa, Both sides acute actinic otitis externa, Both sides acute chemical otitis externa, Both sides acute contact otitis externa, Both sides acute eczematoid otitis externa, Both sides acute reactive otitis externa, Dermatitis of external auditory canal, Dermatitis, auditory canal, Ear canal dermatitis, Eczema of ear lobe, Eczema of external auditory canal, Edema of ear canal, Left acute actinic otitis externa, Left acute chemical otitis externa, Left acute contact otitis externa, Left acute eczematoid otitis externa, Left acute reactive otitis externa, Non-infective otitis externa, Otitis externa (ear canal infection), from eczema, Otitis externa, acute eczematoid, Right acute actinic otitis externa, Right acute chemical otitis externa, Right acute contact otitis externa, Right acute eczematoid otitis externa, Right acute reactive otitis externa, and Seborrheic otitis externa. This applies to acute otitis externa: actinic, chemical, contact, eczematoid, and reactive.
Otitis Externa Definition and Symptoms
Otitis externa is an infection of the skin on the outer ear canal leading into the ear drum. The infection is typically caused by bacteria but can also be due to a fungus. The symptoms are itching in and around the ear canal, pain in the ear, watery discharge from the ear, a lack of ear wax, and dry skin in your ear canal.