Hearing Loss ICD-10-CM Codes
Navigate the ICD-10 codes for Hearing Loss. Get comprehensive clinical info, and ensure coding accuracy. Your essential guide to hearing impairment coding.
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What ICD-10 Codes Are Used for Hearing Loss?
To ensure precise documentation and diagnosis of Hearing Loss, understanding the relevant Hearing Loss ICD codes is crucial. Here are several of the primary codes:
- H90.0: Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.1: Conductive hearing loss, unilateral
- H90.2: Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
- H90.3: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.4: Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral
- H90.5: Sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
- H90.6: Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.7: Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral
- H90.8: Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
These Hearing Loss ICD codes are essential for accurate patient record documentation and efficient billing processes.
Which Hearing Loss ICD Codes Are Billable?
- H90.0: Yes, for bilateral conductive hearing loss.
- H90.1: Yes, related to unilateral conductive hearing loss.
- H90.2: Yes, for unspecified conductive hearing loss.
- H90.3: Yes, specific to bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
- H90.4: Yes, for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
- H90.5: Yes, concerning unspecified sensorineural hearing loss.
- H90.6: Yes, addressing bilateral mixed hearing loss.
- H90.7: Yes, for unilateral mixed hearing loss.
- H90.8: Yes, for unspecified mixed hearing loss.
Clinical Information
Hearing loss, or impairment, denotes a partial or total inability to hear. Here are the core clinical facets:
- Types: Conductive (due to outer or middle ear issues), Sensorineural (due to inner ear issues), and Mixed (a combination of both).
- Causes: Aging, loud noise exposure, infections, genetics, birth complications, medications, or trauma.
- Diagnosis: Usually involves audiometry tests to gauge the intensity and tone of sounds.
- Treatments: These can range from hearing aids, cochlear implants, surgeries, to therapies, depending on the loss type and cause.
Synonyms Include:
- Auditory impairment
- Deafness
- Acoustic loss
- Auditory dysfunction
- Earshot reduction
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Commonly asked questions
Typically, sensorineural hearing loss is permanent due to inner ear or auditory nerve damage.
Hearing Loss ICD codes use numerical extensions, like H90.x, to denote various types such as conductive, sensorineural, or mixed hearing loss.
Hearing aids don't cure hearing loss but amplify sounds, enabling better hearing for those with certain types of hearing impairment.
