Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

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)
Internal Codes
  • H83.3X9

    Noise effects on inner ear, unspecified ear

  • H83.8X1

    Other specified diseases of right inner ear

  • H83.8X2

    Other specified diseases of left inner ear

  • H83.8X3

    Other specified diseases of inner ear, bilateral

  • H83.8X9

    Other specified diseases of inner ear, unspecified ear

  • H83.90

    Unspecified disease of inner ear, unspecified ear

  • H83.91

    Unspecified disease of right inner ear

  • H83.92

    Unspecified disease of left inner ear

  • H83.93

    Unspecified disease of inner ear, bilateral

  • H90.0

    Conductive hearing loss, bilateral

  • H90.11

    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.12

    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.2

    Conductive hearing loss, unspecified

  • H90.3

    Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

  • H90.41

    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.42

    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.5

    Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss

  • H90.6

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

  • H90.71

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.72

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.8

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified

  • H90.A11

    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.A12

    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.A21

    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.A22

    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.A31

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H90.A32

    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side

  • H91.01

    Ototoxic hearing loss, right ear

  • H91.02

    Ototoxic hearing loss, left ear

  • H91.03

    Ototoxic hearing loss, bilateral

  • H91.09

    Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified ear

  • H91.10

    Presbycusis, unspecified ear

  • H91.11

    Presbycusis, right ear

  • H91.12

    Presbycusis, left ear

  • H91.13

    Presbycusis, bilateral

  • H91.20

    Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, unspecified ear

  • H91.21

    Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, right ear

  • H91.22

    Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, left ear

  • H91.23

    Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, bilateral

  • H91.3

    Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified

  • H91.8X1

    Other specified hearing loss, right ear

  • H91.8X2

    Other specified hearing loss, left ear

  • H91.8X3

    Other specified hearing loss, bilateral

  • H91.8X9

    Other specified hearing loss, unspecified ear

  • H91.90

    Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear

  • H91.91

    Unspecified hearing loss, right ear

  • H91.92

    Unspecified hearing loss, left ear

  • H91.93

    Unspecified hearing loss, bilateral

  • H92.01

    Otalgia, right ear

  • H92.02

    Otalgia, left ear

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