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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 380.22
Other acute otitis externa
  • Short description: ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 380.22 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 380.22 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 380.22.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 380.22: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 380.22 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.509 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.519 Acute actinic otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.529 Acute chemical otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.539 Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.549 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.559 Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H60.599 Other noninfective acute otitis externa, unspecified ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • 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
  • Bilat acute actinic otitis externa
  • Bilat acute chemical otitis externa
  • Bilat acute contact otitis externa
  • Bilat acute eczematoid otitis externa
  • Bilat 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
  • Seborrheic otitis externa
Applies To
  • Acute otitis externa:
    • actinic
    • chemical
    • contact
    • eczematoid
    • reactive
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 380.22:
 380.21 ICD9Data.com 380.23 
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