ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H80-H83 Diseases of inner ear
H81- Disorders of vestibular function

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H81

Disorders of vestibular function

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H81 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H81 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H81 - other international versions of ICD-10 H81 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as H81. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

epidemic vertigo (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A88.1
Epidemic vertigo
A88.1
)
vertigo NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R42
Dizziness and giddiness
Applicable To
- Light-headedness
- Vertigo NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)
- vertigo from infrasound (T75.23)
R42
)

The following code(s) above H81 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H81:

H60-H95
2020 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Clinical Information

A disorder characterized by dizziness, imbalance, nausea, and vision problems.
Pathological processes of the vestibular labyrinth which contains part of the balancing apparatus. Patients with vestibular diseases show instability and are at risk of frequent falls.

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to H81:

Type 1 Excludes: R42

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R42
Dizziness and giddiness
Applicable To
- Light-headedness
- Vertigo NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)
- vertigo from infrasound (T75.23)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H81

H80.8 Other otosclerosis

H80.80 …… unspecified ear

H80.81 …… right ear

H80.82 …… left ear

H80.83 …… bilateral

H80.9 Unspecified otosclerosis

H80.90 …… unspecified ear

H80.91 …… right ear

H80.92 …… left ear

H80.93 …… bilateral

H81 Disorders of vestibular function

H81.0 Ménière's disease

H81.01 …… right ear

H81.02 …… left ear

H81.03 …… bilateral

H81.09 …… unspecified ear

H81.1 Benign paroxysmal vertigo

H81.10 …… unspecified ear

H81.11 …… right ear

H81.12 …… left ear

H81.13 …… bilateral

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H81

Disorders of vestibular function

Epidemic vertigo

Dizziness and giddiness

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Dizziness and giddiness