FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Unspecified disorder of vestibular function
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Unspecified disorder of vestibular function
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Vertiginous syndrome NOS
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
H81.90Unspecified disorder of vestibular function, unspecified earBillable / specificH81.91Unspecified disorder of vestibular function, right earBillable / specificH81.92Unspecified disorder of vestibular function, left earBillable / specificH81.93Unspecified disorder of vestibular function, bilateralBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H81.0 | Meniere's disease | Category · further specificity required |
| H81.1 | Benign paroxysmal vertigo | Category · further specificity required |
| H81.2 | Vestibular neuronitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H81.3 | Other peripheral vertigo | Category · further specificity required |
| H81.4 | Vertigo of central origin | Billable / specific |
| H81.8 | Other disorders of vestibular function | Category · further specificity required |
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