H93.3

Disorders of acoustic nerve

Non-billable header

H93.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Disorder of 8th cranial nerve

Includes (from H93)

  • 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.

  • acoustic neuroma (D33.3)
  • syphilitic acoustic neuritis (A52.15)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H93)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H93)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H93)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H93)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H93)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H93)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H93)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H93)

Also known as

  • Disorder of 8th cranial nerve
  • Neuritis, acoustic

Parent code

  • H93Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

More specific codes H93.3

  • H93.3XDisorders of acoustic nerveHeader

Related codes

  • H93.0Degenerative and vascular disorders of earHeader
  • H93.1TinnitusHeader
  • H93.APulsatile tinnitusHeader
  • H93.2Other abnormal auditory perceptionsHeader
  • H93.8Other specified disorders of earHeader
  • H93.9Unspecified disorder of earHeader

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