Dizziness ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023
Learn more about ICD-10 codes used for dizziness, their billability, synonyms, and answers to FAQs. Be more accurate when coding with the help of our guide.
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What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Dizziness?
If your patient is experiencing dizziness and no diagnosis matches, you may use the ICD-10 code R42: Dizziness and giddiness.
However, if your patient is experiencing dizziness as a symptom, here are some ICD-10 codes used for dizziness in addition to other symptoms:
- H81.10: Benign paroxysmal vertigo, unspecified ear
- H81.11: Benign paroxysnmal vertigo, right ear
- H81.12: Benign paroxysnmal vertigo, left ear
- H81.13: Benign paroxysnmal vertigo, bilateral
- M53.0: Cervicocranial syndrome
Note that R42 and the ICD codes above cannot be used simultaneously.
Which Dizziness ICD codes are Billable?
Here’s a list of the most common ICD codes for dizziness and their billability:
- R42: Yes, it is billable but can only be used with another ICD code that serves as a principal diagnosis.
- H81.10: Yes, it is billable even though the source is unspecified.
- H81.11: Yes, it is billable since the source, the right ear, is specified.
- H81.12: Yes, it is billable since the source, the left ear, is specified.
- H81.13: Yes, it is billable since the source, both ears, is specified.
- M53.0: Yes, it is billable because it’s a specific diagnosis.
Clinical Information
- Dizziness is when one feels light-headed, off balance, or feels like the world is spinning.
- Organs that are involved are usually one’s eyes and ears.
- Though dizziness is a symptom of numerous disorders, it also has symptoms: a loss of balance, a feeling like you are floating, or the world is spinning. Nausea, vomiting, and fainting are additional symptoms that one may exhibit.
- Some causes of dizziness are vertigo, disequilibrium, dehydration, migraine, alcohol, certain medications, sudden drop in blood pressure, infections, etc.
- Treatments may vary depending on the causes; however, mild cases will only require home remedies and some medication.
Synonyms Include:
- Dizziness
- Light Headedness
- Disembarkment syndrome
- Dysequilibrium
- Vertigo
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Commonly asked questions
You can use a dizziness ICD code if your patient has dizziness symptoms and if they also exhibit other symptoms under the other ICD codes associated with dizziness.
Yes, most of the dizziness diagnoses are billable.
Common treatments for dizziness diagnosis codes are home remedies and medication.
