H91

Non-Billable

ChapterH60–H95

Rankcategory

Official Description

Other and unspecified hearing loss

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 5 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

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-)

BillableHas subcodes

CH8Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

H90-H94Other disorders of ear (H90-H94)

H91Other and unspecified hearing lossNot billable

H91.0Ototoxic hearing lossSubcodes

H91.1PresbycusisSubcodes

H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing lossSubcodes

H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

H91.8Other specified hearing lossSubcodes

H91.9Unspecified hearing lossSubcodes

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H91:

chapterCH8

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

2026

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