ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H90-H94 Other disorders of ear
H93- Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H93.012

Transient ischemic deafness, left ear

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Billable/Specific Code

H93.012 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H93.012 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H93.012 - other international versions of ICD-10 H93.012 may differ.

The following code(s) above H93.012 contain annotation back-references

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Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H93.012:

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
H93.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H93.0
Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear
Type 1 Excludes
- presbycusis (H91.1)
Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear

Approximate Synonyms

Left ear transient ischemic deafness
Transient ischemic deafness of left ear

ICD-10-CM H93.012 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert H93.012 to ICD-9-CM

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H93.012

H92.13 …… bilateral

H92.2 Otorrhagia

H92.20 …… unspecified ear

H92.21 …… right ear

H92.22 …… left ear

H92.23 …… bilateral

H93 Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

H93.0 Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear

H93.01 Transient ischemic deafness

H93.011 …… right ear

H93.012 …… left ear

H93.013 …… bilateral

H93.019 …… unspecified ear

H93.09 Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of ear

H93.091 Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of right ear

H93.092 Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of left ear

H93.093 …… bilateral

H93.099 Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of unspecified ear

H93.1 Tinnitus

H93.11 …… right ear

H93.12 …… left ear

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 H93.012

Transient ischemic deafness, left ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear