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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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H80-H83
Diseases of inner ear
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H81-
Disorders of vestibular function
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H81.1
Benign paroxysmal vertigo
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H81.1 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 H81.1 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H81.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 H81.1 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H81.1 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
H81.1:
- 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
- Vertigo R42
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R42
Dizziness and giddiness
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Light-headedness
- Vertigo NOS
Type 1 Excludes- vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)
- vertigo from infrasound (T75.23)
- benign paroxysmal H81.1- (positional)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H81.1
H81 Disorders of vestibular function
H81.1
Benign paroxysmal vertigo
H81.2 Vestibular neuronitis
H81.3 Other peripheral vertigo
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
