H81
Non-billableDisorders of vestibular function
Disorders of vestibular function
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
H80-H83
Child Codes
7
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Child Codes (7)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Disorder vestibularC0042594
- Disorders of vestibular functionC0042594
- Unspecified disorder of vestibular functionC0042594
- Unspecified disorder of vestibular function, unspecified earC0042594
- VESTIBULAR DISC0042594
- Vestibular DiseaseC0042594
- Vestibular DiseasesC0042594
- Vestibular DisorderC0042594
- Vestibular DisordersC0042594
- Vestibular disorderC0042594
- Vestibular disorder NOSC0042594
- Vestibular function disorderC0042594
- disorder vestibularC0042594
- disorders system vestibularC0042594
- disorders vestibularC0042594
- problems vestibularC0042594
- vestibular diseaseC0042594
- vestibular diseasesC0042594
- vestibular disorderC0042594
- vestibular problemC0042594
- vestibular system disorderC0042594
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H81?
ICD-10-CM code H81 represents "Disorders of vestibular function". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H81 a billable code?
No, H81 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under H81.
What chapter is H81 in?
H81 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What codes cannot be used with H81?
H81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: epidemic vertigo (A88.1); vertigo NOS (R42).
What are the subcategories under H81?
H81 has 7 child codes, including: H81.0 (Meniere's disease), H81.1 (Benign paroxysmal vertigo), H81.2 (Vestibular neuronitis), H81.3 (Other peripheral vertigo), and 3 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H81?
H81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0042594. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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