ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H90.4
Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
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
- H90.4
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H90 — Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H90.4 is a category (header) for sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side. 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 H90
- H90Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
- H90.0Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.1Conductive hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.11Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.12Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.2Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
- H90.3Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.41Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.42Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.5Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
- H90.6Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H90.7Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.71Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.72Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- H90.8Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
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