Vertigo of central origin
Billable / specific
H81.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Central positional nystagmus
Includes (from H81)
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H81)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H81)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H81)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H81)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H81)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H81)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H81)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H81)
Also known as
- Central positional nystagmus
- Nystagmus, central positional
- Nystagmus, positional, benign paroxysmal
- Nystagmus, positional, central
- Vertigo, central
- Vertigo, cerebral
- Vertigo, malignant positional
- Vertigo, positional, malignant
Parent code
- H81Disorders of vestibular functionHeader