ICD-10-CM Code H91.90
Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
Billable CodeBillable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
H91.90 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code H91 is used to code Hearing loss
Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, or anacusis, is a partial or total inability to hear. An affected person may be described as hard of hearing. A deaf person has little to no hearing. Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears. In children hearing problems can affect the ability to learn language and in adults it can cause work related difficulties. In some people, particularly older people, hearing loss can result in loneliness. Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent.
|ICD 9 Code:||389|
The international symbol of deafness and hearing loss
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without CC or MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Knuckle pads, deafness AND leukonychia syndrome (disorder)
- Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome (disorder)
- Traumatic deafness, non-occupational (disorder)
- Rubella deafness (disorder)
- On examination - deaf (disorder)
- Combined visual and hearing impairment (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H91.90 and a single ICD9 code, 389.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.