Pulsatile tinnitus

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, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H93.A1 Pulsatile tinnitus, right ear
H93.A2 Pulsatile tinnitus, left ear
H93.A3 Pulsatile tinnitus, bilateral
H93.A9 Pulsatile tinnitus, unspecified ear

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

FY2017 Added to the code set Pulsatile tinnitus

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.

Tinnitus NOS > pulsatile

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
H93.9	Unspecified disorder of ear	Not billable