ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H81.8X2
Other disorders of vestibular function, left ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H81.8X2
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H81 — Disorders of vestibular function
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H81.8X2 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other disorders of vestibular function, left ear. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H81
- H81Disorders of vestibular function
- H81.0Meniere's disease
- H81.01Meniere's disease, right ear
- H81.02Meniere's disease, left ear
- H81.03Meniere's disease, bilateral
- H81.09Meniere's disease, unspecified ear
- H81.1Benign paroxysmal vertigo
- H81.10Benign paroxysmal vertigo, unspecified ear
- H81.11Benign paroxysmal vertigo, right ear
- H81.12Benign paroxysmal vertigo, left ear
- H81.13Benign paroxysmal vertigo, bilateral
- H81.2Vestibular neuronitis
- H81.20Vestibular neuronitis, unspecified ear
- H81.21Vestibular neuronitis, right ear
- H81.22Vestibular neuronitis, left ear
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