ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H83.9
Unspecified disease of inner ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- H83.9
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H83 — Other diseases of inner ear
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H83.9 is a category (header) for unspecified disease of inner ear. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in H83
- H83Other diseases of inner ear
- H83.0Labyrinthitis
- H83.01Labyrinthitis, right ear
- H83.02Labyrinthitis, left ear
- H83.03Labyrinthitis, bilateral
- H83.09Labyrinthitis, unspecified ear
- H83.1Labyrinthine fistula
- H83.11Labyrinthine fistula, right ear
- H83.12Labyrinthine fistula, left ear
- H83.13Labyrinthine fistula, bilateral
- H83.19Labyrinthine fistula, unspecified ear
- H83.2Labyrinthine dysfunction
- H83.2XLabyrinthine dysfunction
- H83.2X1Labyrinthine dysfunction, right ear
- H83.2X2Labyrinthine dysfunction, left ear
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