Unspecified disorder of ear

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:

H93.90 Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified ear
H93.91 Unspecified disorder of right ear
H93.92 Unspecified disorder of left ear
H93.93 Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral

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 Unspecified disorder of ear

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.

Disorder > ear

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H93.0	Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear	Not billable
H93.1	Tinnitus	Not billable
H93.2	Other abnormal auditory perceptions	Not billable
H93.3	Disorders of acoustic nerve	Not billable
H93.8	Other specified disorders of ear	Not billable
H93.A	Pulsatile tinnitus	Not billable