ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H94.81
Other specified disorders of right ear in diseases classified elsewhere
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H94.81
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H94 — Other disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H94.81 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified disorders of right ear in diseases classified elsewhere. 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 H94
- H94Other disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.0Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.00Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H94.01Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
- H94.02Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
- H94.03Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
- H94.8Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.80Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H94.82Other specified disorders of left ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.83Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
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