ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
H90-H94 — Other disorders of ear
Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26.
Codes in range
108
No clinical group
31
A period cannot be grouped from these.
Barred as primary
0
CMS rejects these in the primary position.
Where these codes group
77 of the 108 codes in H90-H94 group to MMTA - Other. A further 31 are assigned no clinical group at all, which means a 30-day period cannot be grouped from them.
Code families in H90-H94
One page per three-character family: every code in it, whether it can lead a claim, its clinical group and comorbidity subgroup.
Every code in H90-H94
Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.
| Code | Description | Clinical group | Primary position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H900 | Conductive hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9011 | Condctv hear loss, uni, right ear, w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9012 | Condctv hear loss, uni, left ear, w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H902 | Conductive hearing loss, unspecified | A | Can lead a claim |
| H903 | Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9041 | Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, right ear, w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9042 | Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, left ear, w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H905 | Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss | A | Can lead a claim |
| H906 | Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9071 | Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,r ear,w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9072 | Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,l ear,w unrestr hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H908 | Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A11 | Condctv hear loss, uni, r ear with rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A12 | Condctv hear loss, uni, left ear with rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A21 | Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, r ear, with rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A22 | Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, l ear, with rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A31 | Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,r ear w rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H90A32 | Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,l ear w rstrcd hear cntra side | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9101 | Ototoxic hearing loss, right ear | A | Can lead a claim, code first applies |
| H9102 | Ototoxic hearing loss, left ear | A | Can lead a claim, code first applies |
| H9103 | Ototoxic hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim, code first applies |
| H9109 | Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9110 | Presbycusis, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9111 | Presbycusis, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9112 | Presbycusis, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9113 | Presbycusis, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9120 | Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9121 | Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9122 | Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9123 | Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H913 | Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified | A | Can lead a claim |
| H918X1 | Other specified hearing loss, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H918X2 | Other specified hearing loss, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H918X3 | Other specified hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H918X9 | Other specified hearing loss, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9190 | Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9191 | Unspecified hearing loss, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9192 | Unspecified hearing loss, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9193 | Unspecified hearing loss, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9201 | Otalgia, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9202 | Otalgia, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9203 | Otalgia, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9209 | Otalgia, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9210 | Otorrhea, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9211 | Otorrhea, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9212 | Otorrhea, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9213 | Otorrhea, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9220 | Otorrhagia, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9221 | Otorrhagia, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9222 | Otorrhagia, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9223 | Otorrhagia, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93011 | Transient ischemic deafness, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93012 | Transient ischemic deafness, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93013 | Transient ischemic deafness, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93019 | Transient ischemic deafness, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93091 | Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93092 | Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93093 | Unsp degenerative and vascular disorders of ear, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93099 | Unsp degenerative and vascular disorders of unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9311 | Tinnitus, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9312 | Tinnitus, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9313 | Tinnitus, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H9319 | Tinnitus, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93211 | Auditory recruitment, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93212 | Auditory recruitment, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93213 | Auditory recruitment, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93219 | Auditory recruitment, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93221 | Diplacusis, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93222 | Diplacusis, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93223 | Diplacusis, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93229 | Diplacusis, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93231 | Hyperacusis, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93232 | Hyperacusis, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93233 | Hyperacusis, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93239 | Hyperacusis, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93241 | Temporary auditory threshold shift, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93242 | Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93243 | Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93249 | Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9325 | Central auditory processing disorder | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93291 | Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93292 | Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93293 | Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93299 | Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H933X1 | Disorders of right acoustic nerve | A | Can lead a claim |
| H933X2 | Disorders of left acoustic nerve | A | Can lead a claim |
| H933X3 | Disorders of bilateral acoustic nerves | A | Can lead a claim |
| H933X9 | Disorders of unspecified acoustic nerve | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H938X1 | Other specified disorders of right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H938X2 | Other specified disorders of left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H938X3 | Other specified disorders of ear, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H938X9 | Other specified disorders of ear, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9390 | Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9391 | Unspecified disorder of right ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9392 | Unspecified disorder of left ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9393 | Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H93A1 | Pulsatile tinnitus, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93A2 | Pulsatile tinnitus, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93A3 | Pulsatile tinnitus, bilateral | A | Can lead a claim |
| H93A9 | Pulsatile tinnitus, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9400 | Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, unsp ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9401 | Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, r ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9402 | Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, left ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9403 | Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc diseases classd elswhr, bi | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9480 | Oth disrd of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unsp ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9481 | Oth disrd of right ear in diseases classified elsewhere | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9482 | Oth disrd of left ear in diseases classified elsewhere | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| H9483 | Oth disrd of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral | None | Cannot lead a claim |
Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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