Labyrinthine fistula

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H83.11 Labyrinthine fistula, right ear
H83.12 Labyrinthine fistula, left ear
H83.13 Labyrinthine fistula, bilateral
H83.19 Labyrinthine fistula, unspecified ear

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Labyrinthine fistula

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Fistula > inner ear
Fistula > labyrinth
Fistula > semicircular canals

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H83.0	Labyrinthitis	Not billable
H83.2	Labyrinthine dysfunction	Not billable
H83.3	Noise effects on inner ear	Not billable
H83.8	Other specified diseases of inner ear	Not billable
H83.9	Unspecified disease of inner ear	Not billable