H90

Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Non-billable header

H90 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

deaf nonspeaking NEC (H91.3)
deafness NOS (H91.9-)
hearing loss NOS (H91.9-)
noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
ototoxic hearing loss (H91.0-)
sudden (idiopathic) hearing loss (H91.2-)

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)

H90.0Conductive hearing loss, bilateralBillable
H90.1Conductive hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral sideHeader
H90.2Conductive hearing loss, unspecifiedBillable
H90.3Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateralBillable
H90.4Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral sideHeader
H90.5Unspecified sensorineural hearing lossBillable
H90.6Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateralBillable
H90.7Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral sideHeader
H90.8Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecifiedBillable
H90.AConductive and sensorineural hearing loss with restricted hearing on the contralateral sideHeader