ICD-10 Code for Vertigo
The ICD-10-CM code for vertigo is R42 — Dizziness and giddiness. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for vertigo with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Billable
Which vertigo code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 10 codes under Vertigo. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| aural | H81.31Not billable | Aural vertigo |
| benign paroxysmal | H81.1Not billable | Benign paroxysmal vertigo |
| central | H81.4 | Vertigo of central origin |
| cerebral | H81.4 | Vertigo of central origin |
| due to infrasound | T75.23Not billable | Vertigo from infrasound |
| epidemic | A88.1 | Epidemic vertigo |
| hysterical | F44.89 | Other dissociative and conversion disorders |
| infrasound | T75.23Not billable | Vertigo from infrasound |
| laryngeal | R05.4 | Cough syncope |
| malignant positional | H81.4 | Vertigo of central origin |
| menopausal | N95.1 | Menopausal and female climacteric states |
| peripheral NEC | H81.39Not billable | Other peripheral vertigo |
Vertigo positional
| malignant | H81.4 | Vertigo of central origin |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources