H91.90

Billable

Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Block

H90-H94

Parent Code

H91.9

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

Related Codes(3)

H91.91

Unspecified hearing loss, right ear

Billable H91.92

Unspecified hearing loss, left ear

Billable H91.93

Unspecified hearing loss, bilateral

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(501)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified earC2881961

Clinical Terms

Oculootoradial syndrome
Voice associated with hearing loss
Voice associated with deafness
Hypoacusis
Finding of ability to hear conversational voice
Genetic syndromes of diabetes mellitus
Knuckle pads
Rubella deafness
Conductive hearing loss of right ear
Disorder of speech and language development
Neural hearing loss
Complete deafness
Tapetochoroidal dystrophy
Lobster claw foot
Bart-Pumphrey syndrome
Perception of hearing loss
Hearing difficulty
CATSHL (camptodactyly, tall stature, scoliosis, hearing loss) syndrome
Congenital leuconychia
Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss of left ear
Marquardt-Loriaux syndrome
Lawrence-Seip syndrome
High myopia and sensorineural deafness
IVIC syndrome
Mixed conductive and sensorineural deafness
Feigenbaum Bergeron Richardson syndrome
Hearing loss associated with syndrome
Split hand, split foot malformation with sensorineural hearing loss syndrome
Congenital malformation of both external ears
Profound hearing loss
Spastic paraparesis co-occurrent with deafness
HL - Hearing loss
Hearing loss
Congenital absence of abdominal muscle
Mixed deafness
Total lipoatrophy
Acquired hearing loss
Usher syndrome
Chronic deafness
Difficulty hearing
Impaired hearing
Nephropathy, deafness, hyperparathyroidism syndrome
Sensory neuropathy
Wells Jankovic syndrome
Cleft palate with coloboma of eye and deafness syndrome
Usher syndrome type 1
Mixed sensory-motor polyneuropathy
Congenital total lipodystrophy
Mixed conductive AND sensorineural hearing loss
Syndromal deafness
Severe acquired hearing loss
HI - Hearing impairment
Deafness, skeletal dysplasia, coarse face with full lips syndrome
Hearing for whisper
Ataxia with deafness and intellectual disability syndrome
Traumatic deafness, non-occupational
MHL - Mixed hearing loss
Diabetes mellitus associated with genetic syndrome
Bilateral optic atrophy of eyes
Hereditary hearing loss
MEDNIK syndrome
Photomyoclonus, diabetes mellitus, deafness, nephropathy and cerebral dysfunction
X-linked auditory neuropathy with peripheral sensory neuropathy type 1
Hearing impaired
Hearing for loud voice
Berardinelli's syndrome
HOH - Hard of hearing
Choanal atresia
HSAN (hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy) with deafness and global delay
Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
Heimler syndrome
Moderate acquired hearing loss
Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness-ataxia syndrome
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Dual sensory impairment of vision and hearing
Choroideraemia
Asymmetric hearing loss
Dominant autosomal hereditary disorder, incomplete penetrance
Lobster claw hand
Optic atrophy of both eyes
Peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, deafness syndrome
Neonatal hearing loss
Knuckle pads, leukonychia, sensorineural deafness, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis syndrome
Congenital keratoderma
Deafness, enamel hypoplasia, nail defect syndrome
Hearing for voice impaired
Oculo-oto-radial syndrome
Bilateral microtia with deafness and cleft palate syndrome
Isolated genetic hearing loss
Bilateral congenital malformation of external ears
Edwards Patton Dilly syndrome
Peripheral sensory neuropathy
Deaf blind hypopigmentation syndrome Yemenite type
Deafness and intellectual disability Martin Probst type syndrome
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Congenital generalised lipodystrophy
Hyaluronidase 2 deficiency
Congenital atresia of choana
Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy
DIDMOAD (diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, deafness) syndrome
Finding of ability to hear loud voice
Profound acquired hearing loss
Beradinelli-Seip syndrome
Usher syndrome type 1F
Peripheral neuropathy Fiskerstrand type
Deaf sounding voice
Burn McKeown syndrome
Autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy
Speech, language developmental delay from hearing loss
Cleft foot
Congenital hereditary facial paralysis with variable hearing loss syndrome
Lynch Lee Murday syndrome
Isolated genetic deafness
Hearing for conversational voice impaired
Microtia
Optic atrophy of bilateral eyes
Atresia of posterior nares
Spastic paraparesis
Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss of right ear
Acquired hearing impairment
Cleft lip and palate, craniofacial dysmorphism, congenital heart defect, deafness syndrome
Garrod's pads
Finding of type of voice production
Xq21 microdeletion syndrome
Wolfram syndrome
Choroideraemia with deafness and obesity syndrome
Non-syndromic genetic deafness
Observation of ability to hear loud voice
Atresia of posterior naris
Nerve deafness
Central nervous system calcification, deafness, tubular acidosis, anaemia syndrome
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, deafness syndrome
Unable to hear whisper
Deafness, small bowel diverticulosis, neuropathy syndrome
Dysmorphism, short stature, deafness, disorder of sex development syndrome
Hearing for conversational voice
Lipodystrophy, intellectual disability, deafness syndrome
Martin Probst syndrome
Camptodactyly and tall stature with scoliosis and hearing loss syndrome
PHARC syndrome
Hereditary sensory neuropathy
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, hearing loss syndrome
Alopecia, onychodysplasia, hypohidrosis, deafness ectodermal dysplasia
Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
Congenital atresia of posterior nares
Medication non-adherence due to hearing impairment
Spastic paraparesis and deafness
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
MEDNIK (mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichtyosis, keratodermia) syndrome
Posterior sensory radicular neuropathy
Unable to hear conversational voice
Groll Hirschowitz syndrome
Sensorineural hearing loss of bilateral ears
Hearing for quiet voice
Erythrokeratodermia variabilis Kamouraska type
Peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, hoarseness, hearing loss syndrome
Hearing problem
Sensorineural hearing loss of both ears
X-linked hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with deafness
CHARGE-like syndrome
Congenital anomaly of subcutaneous tissue
Congenital leukonychia
Hearing impairment
IVIC (Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas) syndrome
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Congenital cleft hand
Spastic paraplegia, nephritis, deafness syndrome
Myoclonus, cerebellar ataxia, deafness syndrome
Usher's syndrome
Auditory alteration
Cleft lip and palate, craniofacial dysmorphism, congenital heart defect, hearing loss syndrome
Erythrokeratodermia variabilis 3
Decreased hearing
Motor polyneuropathy
Mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, hearing loss syndrome
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with deafness and global delay
Bilateral hearing loss
Split foot
Observation of type of voice production
Triad syndrome
Choanal atresia, hearing loss, cardiac defect, craniofacial dysmorphism syndrome
Palmoplantar keratoderma with deafness syndrome
Congenital mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
Early-onset progressive encephalopathy, hearing loss, pons hypoplasia, brain atrophy syndrome
Lobster-claw hand
Caudal appendage deafness syndrome
Mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, deafness syndrome
Sensory polyneuropathy
Fitzsimmons Walson Mellor syndrome
Reardon Baraitser syndrome
Intellectual disability, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, keratoderma syndrome
Conductive hearing loss of left ear
Hearing for loud voice impaired
Prune belly syndrome with pulmonic stenosis, intellectual disability and deafness
Hereditary choroidal atrophy
Polyneuropathy, hearing loss, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa, cataract syndrome
Rajab Spranger syndrome
Prune belly syndrome
Non-syndromic genetic hearing loss
Yoshimura Takeshita syndrome
Finding of ability to hear whisper
Partial deafness
Mild acquired hearing loss
Central nervous system calcification, deafness, tubular acidosis, anemia syndrome
Hard of hearing
Choroideremia with deafness and obesity syndrome
Observation of ability to hear whisper
Mixed hearing loss
Seip's syndrome
Warburg Thomsen syndrome
X-linked sensorineural hearing loss
PHARC (polyneuropathy, hearing loss, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa, cataract) syndrome
Dysmorphism, short stature, deafness, pseudohermaphroditism syndrome
DIDMOAD syndrome
Hearing disorder
Atherosclerosis, deafness, diabetes, epilepsy, nephropathy syndrome
Mitchell syndrome
Congenital anomaly of caudal vertebra
Fountain syndrome
Congenital malformation of bilateral external ears
SCAR3 - spinocerebellar ataxia autosomal recessive type 3
Traumatic deafness
Unable to hear loud voice
Prune belly syndrome with pulmonic stenosis, mental retardation and deafness
Usher syndrome type 2
Retrocochlear hearing loss
Speech and language developmental delay due to hearing loss
X-linked HSAN (hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy) with deafness
Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia
Choroideremia
Hereditary choroidal dystrophy
Mild to moderate hearing loss
Congenital small ears
Ayazi syndrome
Nerve conduction deafness
Asymmetrical hearing loss
Deafness with skeletal dysplasia and lip granuloma syndrome
Deafness and myopia syndrome
Disorder of hearing
Hallgren's syndrome
Lipoatrophic diabetes mellitus
Mixed type deafness
Abruzzo Erickson syndrome
Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome
Severe hearing loss
Combined visual and hearing impairment
X-linked deafness and intellectual disability syndrome
Congenital deafness with split hands and feet
Herrmann syndrome
Congenital hereditary facial palsy with variable deafness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear?

The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear is H91.90. The full clinical description is "Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear". H91.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code H91.90 mean?

ICD-10-CM code H91.90 represents “Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear”. It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is H91.90 a billable code?

Yes, H91.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is H91.90 in?

H91.90 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).

What codes cannot be used with H91.90?

H91.90 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-); hearing loss as classified in H90.-; impacted cerumen (H61.2-); and 3 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does H91.90 map to?

H91.90 maps to 126 SNOMED CT concepts: 718574003, 721294001, 239010003, 427772009, 720517001, and 121 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H91.90?

H91.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881961. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does H91.90 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H91.90?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H91.90 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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