ICD-10 Codes Utilized by Audiologists

EXCEPTIONS 

Most of the audiology codes have the final character of “1” to indicate the right ear, “2” left ear, “3” as bilateral and “0” and “9” are unspecified. The following are exceptions: 

H90.0 Bilateral conductive hearing loss 

H90.11 or H90.12 Unilateral Conductive hearing loss 

H90.3 Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss 

H90.41 or H90.42 Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss 

H90.6 Bilateral mixed hearing loss 

H90.71 or H90.72 Unilateral mixed hearing loss

Other disorders of ear (H90-H94)

H90 Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss 

H90.0 Conductive hearing loss, bilateral

H90.1 Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

H90.11 CHL, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side 

H90.12 CHL, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

H90.2 CHL, unspecified

H90.3 SNHL, bilateral 

H90.4 SNHL, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

H90.41 SNHL, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side 

H90.42 SNHL, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

H90.5 Unspecified SNHL (Central HL, Congenital deafness, Neural HL, Perceptive HL, Sensorineural deafness and sensory HL Not Otherwise Specified 

H90.6 Mixed conductive and SNHL, bilateral

H90.7 Mixed CHL and SNHL, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side 

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 

H91.8 Other specified hearing loss 

H91.8X Other specified hearing loss 

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