H91UpcomingCategory · further specificity required

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Excludes 2 · 8

Chapters 8 · Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

Excludes 2

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

H91.0Ototoxic hearing loss H91.1Presbycusis H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing loss H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified H91.8Other specified hearing loss H91.9Unspecified hearing loss

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For 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

Code history

No recorded change since first observation

ChangedUnchanged

FY2016

Effective from 2015-10-01

First observed

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2016

All editions (19)

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

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 8 · Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

Excludes 2

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)

Note

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

More specific codes

H91.0Ototoxic hearing lossCategory · further specificity required H91.1PresbycusisCategory · further specificity required H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing lossCategory · further specificity required H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classifiedBillable / specific H91.8Other specified hearing lossCategory · further specificity required H91.9Unspecified hearing lossCategory · further specificity required

Related codes

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗

References from other codes (2)

F80.4 · Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss

Code also · type of hearing loss (H90.-, H91.-)

Z82.2 · Family history of deafness and hearing loss

Inclusion terms · Conditions classifiable to H90-H91

H91UpcomingCategory · further specificity required

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Excludes 2 · 8

Chapters 8 · Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

Excludes 2

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

H91.0Ototoxic hearing loss H91.1Presbycusis H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing loss H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified H91.8Other specified hearing loss H91.9Unspecified hearing loss

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

No recorded change since first observation

ChangedUnchanged

FY2016

Effective from 2015-10-01

First observed

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2016

All editions (19)

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

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 8 · Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

Excludes 2

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)

Note

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

More specific codes

Related codes

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗

References from other codes (2)

F80.4 · Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss

Code also · type of hearing loss (H90.-, H91.-)

Z82.2 · Family history of deafness and hearing loss

Inclusion terms · Conditions classifiable to H90-H91