Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

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

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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
  • H93.013

    Transient ischemic deafness, bilateral

  • H93.019

    Transient ischemic deafness, unspecified ear

  • H93.09

    Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of ear

  • H93.091

    Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of right ear

  • H93.092

    Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of left ear

  • H93.093

    Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of ear, bilateral

  • H93.099

    Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of unspecified ear

  • H93.1

    Tinnitus

  • H93.11

    Tinnitus, right ear

  • H93.12

    Tinnitus, left ear

  • H93.13

    Tinnitus, bilateral

  • H93.19

    Tinnitus, unspecified ear

  • H93.2

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions

  • H93.21

    Auditory recruitment

  • H93.211

    Auditory recruitment, right ear

  • H93.212

    Auditory recruitment, left ear

  • H93.213

    Auditory recruitment, bilateral

  • H93.219

    Auditory recruitment, unspecified ear

  • H93.22

    Diplacusis

  • H93.221

    Diplacusis, right ear

  • H93.222

    Diplacusis, left ear

  • H93.223

    Diplacusis, bilateral

  • H93.229

    Diplacusis, unspecified ear

  • H93.23

    Hyperacusis

  • H93.231

    Hyperacusis, right ear

  • H93.232

    Hyperacusis, left ear

  • H93.233

    Hyperacusis, bilateral

  • H93.239

    Hyperacusis, unspecified ear

  • H93.24

    Temporary auditory threshold shift

  • H93.241

    Temporary auditory threshold shift, right ear

  • H93.242

    Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear

  • H93.243

    Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateral

  • H93.249

    Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified ear

  • H93.25

    Central auditory processing disorder

  • H93.29

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions

  • H93.291

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right ear

  • H93.292

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left ear

  • H93.293

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateral

  • H93.299

    Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear

  • H93.3

    Disorders of acoustic nerve

  • H93.3X

    Disorders of acoustic nerve

  • H93.3X1

    Disorders of right acoustic nerve

  • H93.3X2

    Disorders of left acoustic nerve

  • H93.3X3

    Disorders of bilateral acoustic nerves

  • H93.3X9

    Disorders of unspecified acoustic nerve

  • H93.8

    Other specified disorders of ear

  • H93.8X

    Other specified disorders of ear

  • H93.8X1

    Other specified disorders of right ear

  • H93.8X2

    Other specified disorders of left ear

  • H93.8X3

    Other specified disorders of ear, bilateral

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