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H90

Non-billable

Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H90-H94

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • deaf nonspeaking NEC (H91.3)
  • deafness NOS (H91.9-)
  • hearing loss NOS (H91.9-)
  • noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
  • ototoxic hearing loss (H91.0-)
  • sudden (idiopathic) hearing loss (H91.2-)

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 (10)

H90.0

Conductive hearing loss, bilateral

BillableH90.1

Conductive hear loss, uni w unrestricted hear cntra side

H90.2

Conductive hearing loss, unspecified

BillableH90.3

Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

BillableH90.4

Sensorineural hear loss, uni w unrestricted hear cntra side

H90.5

Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss

BillableH90.6

Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

BillableH90.7

Mixed cndct/snrl hear loss, uni w unrestr hear cntra side

H90.8

Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified

BillableH90.A

Cndct/snrl hearing loss with restricted hear cntra side

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code H90?

ICD-10-CM code H90 represents "Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H90 a billable code?

No, H90 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under H90.

What chapter is H90 in?

H90 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).

What codes cannot be used with H90?

H90 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: deaf nonspeaking NEC (H91.3); deafness NOS (H91.9-); hearing loss NOS (H91.9-); and 3 more.

What are the subcategories under H90?

H90 has 10 child codes, including: H90.0 (Conductive hearing loss, bilateral), H90.1 (Conductive hear loss, uni w unrestricted hear cntra side), H90.2 (Conductive hearing loss, unspecified), H90.3 (Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H90?

H90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494560. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.