H94.8 — Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere
Is H94.8 billable?
No — H94.8 is a non-billable header code. H94.8 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 4 billable codes beneath H94.8.
Billable codes under this header
- H94.80Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H94.81Other specified disorders of right ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.82Other specified disorders of left ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.83Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
H94.8 at a glance
| Code | H94.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H94.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H94.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disorder › ear › specified NEC, in diseases classified elsewhere (of)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H94.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before H94.8. H94.8 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- underlying disease, such as:
- congenital syphilis (A50.0)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H94.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H94.8 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 H94.8? (4)
- H94.80Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H94.81Other specified disorders of right ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.82Other specified disorders of left ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H94.83Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
How long has H94.8 existed?
H94.8 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 H94.8?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H94.8 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.