Code
Hierarchy
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H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Notes
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Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Code First
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poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional
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code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes 1
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abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)
- H93.2 Other abnormal auditory perceptions
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hearing loss as classified in H90.-
- H61.2 Impacted cerumen
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noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
- H83.3 Noise effects on inner ear
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psychogenic deafness (F44.6)
- F44.6 Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
- H93.01 Transient ischemic deafness
Excludes 2
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)