H91

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Non-billable header

H91 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.

  • abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)
  • hearing loss as classified in H90.-
  • impacted cerumen (H61.2-)
  • noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
  • psychogenic deafness (F44.6)
  • transient ischemic deafness (H93.01-)

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 H91

  • H91.0Ototoxic hearing lossHeader
  • H91.1PresbycusisHeader
  • H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing lossHeader
  • H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • H91.8Other specified hearing lossHeader
  • H91.9Unspecified hearing lossHeader

Related codes

  • H90Conductive and sensorineural hearing lossHeader
  • H92Otalgia and effusion of earHeader
  • H93Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • H94Other disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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