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Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H93

Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
H93
ICD-10 Code for:
Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
    (H60–H95)
    • Other disorders of ear
      (H90-H94)
      • Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified
        (H93)

H93 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

Non-specific codes like H93 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified:

  • H93.0 for Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.01 for Transient ischemic deafness - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.09 for Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of ear - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.1 for Tinnitus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.11 for Tinnitus, right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.12 for Tinnitus, left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.13 for Tinnitus, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.19 for Tinnitus, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.2 for Other abnormal auditory perceptions - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.21 for Auditory recruitment - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.22 for Diplacusis - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.23 for Hyperacusis - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.24 for Temporary auditory threshold shift - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.25 for Central auditory processing disorder - BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.29 for Other abnormal auditory perceptions - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.3 for Disorders of acoustic nerve - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.3X for Disorders of acoustic nerve - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.8 for Other specified disorders of ear - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.8X for Other specified disorders of ear - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.9 for Unspecified disorder of ear - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.90 for Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.91 for Unspecified disorder of right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.92 for Unspecified disorder of left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.93 for Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • H93.A for Pulsatile tinnitus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.A1 for Pulsatile tinnitus, right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.A2 for Pulsatile tinnitus, left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.A3 for Pulsatile tinnitus, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H93.A9 for Pulsatile tinnitus, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

Patient Education


Ear Disorders

Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance:

  • Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.
  • Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes.
  • Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness.
  • Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

Some ear disorders can result in hearing disorders and deafness.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.