H81.312 — Aural vertigo, left ear
Is H81.312 billable?
Yes — H81.312 is billable for FY2027. H81.312 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H81.312 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H81.312 at a glance
| Code | H81.312 |
|---|---|
| Description | Aural vertigo, left ear |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H81.312 group to?
H81.312 sits in MDC 03 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 149Dysequilibriummedical
How is H81.312 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H81.31, the nearest indexed parent of H81.312. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Vertigo › aural
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H81
The conditions below can never be reported together with H81.312 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H81.312, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H81.312 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
How long has H81.312 existed?
H81.312 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.