H91.90 is the authoritative medical code for Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear (ICD-10-CM H91.90), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H91.90. Excludes1 (not coded here): 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-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H91.90 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- 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-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with H91.90?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, H91.90 must not be reported together with: abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-); hearing loss as classified in H90.-; impacted cerumen (H61.2-); noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to H91.90 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- H91 — Other and unspecified hearing loss
- H91.0 — Ototoxic hearing loss
- H91.01 — Ototoxic hearing loss, right ear
- H91.02 — Ototoxic hearing loss, left ear
- H91.03 — Ototoxic hearing loss, bilateral
- H91.09 — Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified ear
- H91.1 — Presbycusis
- H91.10 — Presbycusis, unspecified ear
- H91.11 — Presbycusis, right ear
- H91.12 — Presbycusis, left ear
View all 27 codes in the H91 family