2018

  1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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  2. H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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  3. H90-H94 Other disorders of ear
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Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss H90- >

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 H90. 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.
  • deaf nonspeaking NEC (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H91.3

    Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
    H91.3
    )
  • deafness NOS (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H91.9

    Unspecified hearing loss

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Deafness NOS
    • High frequency deafness
    • Low frequency deafness
    H91.9-
    )
  • hearing loss NOS (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H91.9

    Unspecified hearing loss

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Deafness NOS
    • High frequency deafness
    • Low frequency deafness
    H91.9-
    )
  • noise-induced hearing loss (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H83.3

    Noise effects on inner ear

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Acoustic trauma of inner ear
    • Noise-induced hearing loss of inner ear
    H83.3-
    )
  • ototoxic hearing loss (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H91.0

    Ototoxic hearing loss

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code First
    • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
    Use Additional
    • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
    H91.0-
    )
  • sudden (idiopathic) hearing loss (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H91.2

    Sudden idiopathic hearing loss

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Sudden hearing loss NOS
    H91.2-
    )

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