H91.9

Unspecified hearing loss

Non-billable header

H91.9 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.

abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-) (from H91)
hearing loss as classified in H90.- (from H91)
impacted cerumen (H61.2-) (from H91)
noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-) (from H91)
psychogenic deafness (F44.6) (from H91)
transient ischemic deafness (H93.01-) (from H91)

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H91)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H91)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H91)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H91)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H91)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H91)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H91)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H91)