F44.6 vs H90.5
F44.6 (Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit) compared with H90.5 (Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. H90.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering F44.6: “psychogenic deafness (F44.6)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| F44.6Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit | H90.5Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99) | H60-H95 — Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95) |
| Definition | Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F44.6). | Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H90.5). |
| Includes | conversion hysteria conversion reaction hysteria hysterical psychosis | Central hearing loss NOS Congenital deafness NOS Neural hearing loss NOS Perceptive hearing loss NOS |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources