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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4. H93- Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H93.9

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H93.9

Unspecified disorder of ear

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• H93.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H93.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H93.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 H93.9 may differ.

• Disorders of the external, middle, or inner ear. Use hearing disorders for pathology involving auditory neural pathways beyond the inner ear.
• Impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning in the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
• Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body.
• Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.a variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance:
  • ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.
  • tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes.
  • meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness.
  • ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.
  some ear disorders can result in hearing disorders and deafness.

• 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
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

• Disorder (of) - see also Disease
  • ear H93.9-

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