H91.8X

Other specified hearing loss

FY2027Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process/H90–H94 Other disorders of ear

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H91.8X is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other specified hearing loss. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H91.8X1 Other specified hearing loss, right ear; H91.8X2 Other specified hearing loss, left ear; H91.8X3 Other specified hearing loss, bilateral and H91.8X9 Other specified hearing loss, unspecified ear. Its coding notes include 6 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from H91 Other and unspecified hearing loss
  • abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)
  • hearing loss as classified in H90.-
  • impacted cerumen (H61.2-)
  • noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
  • psychogenic deafness (F44.6)
  • transient ischemic deafness (H93.01-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • 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)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

More specific codes under H91.8X 4