2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z73.82Dual sensory impairment

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z69-Z76›Z73

ICD-10-CM Z73.82
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Z73.82 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dual sensory impairment. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. Coders also document this condition as multiple disability. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Lifestyle/life management factors.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z73.82
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Dual sensory impairment
Short Description
Dual sensory impairment
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z73.8
Other problems related to life management difficulty

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
CategoryZ73Problems related to life management difficulty
This CodeZ73.82Dual sensory impairment

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z73.82.

Unacceptable principal diagnosis
There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Present on Admission (POA)Billing

Z73.82 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Multiple disability
  • Multiple sensory disability
  • Neurodisability
  • Sensory disability

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Impaired, impairment(function)
      • dual sensory

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR FAC020
Lifestyle/life management factors
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Hearing Disorders and Deafness

It's frustrating to be unable to hear well enough to enjoy talking with friends or family. Hearing disorders make it hard, but not impossible, to hear. They can often be helped. Deafness can keep you from hearing sound at all.

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Convert Z73.82 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
V49.85 Dual sensory impairment
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About Z73.82Overview

Is Z73.82 (Other problems related to life management difficulty) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report dual sensory impairment on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Can Z73.82 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because dual sensory impairment describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z73.82 exempt from POA reporting?

Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for dual sensory impairment on inpatient claims.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z73.82?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, dual sensory impairment converts to ICD-9-CM V49.85 (dual sensory impairment). The mapping is a direct match.