H81

Disorders of vestibular function

Non-billable header

H81 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • epidemic vertigo (A88.1)
  • vertigo NOS (R42)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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)

More specific codes H81

  • H81.0Meniere's diseaseHeader
  • H81.1Benign paroxysmal vertigoHeader
  • H81.2Vestibular neuronitisHeader
  • H81.3Other peripheral vertigoHeader
  • H81.4Vertigo of central originBillable
  • H81.8Other disorders of vestibular functionHeader
  • H81.9Unspecified disorder of vestibular functionHeader

Related codes

  • H80OtosclerosisHeader
  • H82Vertiginous syndromes in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • H83Other diseases of inner earHeader

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