H93 — Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified
Not billable
Is H93 billable?
No — H93 is a non-billable header code. H93 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 49 billable codes beneath H93.
Billable codes under this header
- H93.11Tinnitus, right ear
- H93.12Tinnitus, left ear
- H93.13Tinnitus, bilateral
- H93.19Tinnitus, unspecified ear
- H93.A1Pulsatile tinnitus, right ear
- H93.A2Pulsatile tinnitus, left ear
- H93.A3Pulsatile tinnitus, bilateral
- H93.A9Pulsatile tinnitus, unspecified ear
- H93.25Central auditory processing disorder
- H93.90Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified ear
- H93.91Unspecified disorder of right ear
- H93.92Unspecified disorder of left ear
- H93.93Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral
- H93.011Transient ischemic deafness, right ear
- H93.012Transient ischemic deafness, left ear
- H93.013Transient ischemic deafness, bilateral
- H93.019Transient ischemic deafness, unspecified ear
- H93.091Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of right ear
- H93.092Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of left ear
- H93.093Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of ear, bilateral
- H93.099Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of unspecified ear
- H93.211Auditory recruitment, right ear
- H93.212Auditory recruitment, left ear
- H93.213Auditory recruitment, bilateral
- H93.219Auditory recruitment, unspecified ear
- H93.221Diplacusis, right ear
- H93.222Diplacusis, left ear
- H93.223Diplacusis, bilateral
- H93.229Diplacusis, unspecified ear
- H93.231Hyperacusis, right ear
- H93.232Hyperacusis, left ear
- H93.233Hyperacusis, bilateral
- H93.239Hyperacusis, unspecified ear
- H93.241Temporary auditory threshold shift, right ear
- H93.242Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear
- H93.243Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateral
- H93.249Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified ear
- H93.291Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right ear
- H93.292Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left ear
- H93.293Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateral
- H93.299Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear
- H93.3X1Disorders of right acoustic nerve
- H93.3X2Disorders of left acoustic nerve
- H93.3X3Disorders of bilateral acoustic nerves
- H93.3X9Disorders of unspecified acoustic nerve
- H93.8X1Other specified disorders of right ear
- H93.8X2Other specified disorders of left ear
- H93.8X3Other specified disorders of ear, bilateral
- H93.8X9Other specified disorders of ear, unspecified ear
H93 at a glance
| Code | H93 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H93, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H93 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)
What codes fall under H93? (7)
- H93.0Degenerative and vascular disorders of earnot billable
- H93.1Tinnitusnot billable
- H93.APulsatile tinnitusnot billable
- H93.2Other abnormal auditory perceptionsnot billable
- H93.3Disorders of acoustic nervenot billable
- H93.8Other specified disorders of earnot billable
- H93.9Unspecified disorder of earnot billable
How long has H93 existed?
H93 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.
Which codes are confused with H93?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H93 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.