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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.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper 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.

CodeDescriptionClinical groupPrimary position
H900Conductive hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9011Condctv hear loss, uni, right ear, w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H9012Condctv hear loss, uni, left ear, w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H902Conductive hearing loss, unspecifiedACan lead a claim
H903Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9041Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, right ear, w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H9042Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, left ear, w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H905Unspecified sensorineural hearing lossACan lead a claim
H906Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9071Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,r ear,w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H9072Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,l ear,w unrestr hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H908Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecifiedACan lead a claim
H90A11Condctv hear loss, uni, r ear with rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H90A12Condctv hear loss, uni, left ear with rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H90A21Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, r ear, with rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H90A22Snsrnrl hear loss, uni, l ear, with rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H90A31Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,r ear w rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H90A32Mix cndct/snrl hear loss,uni,l ear w rstrcd hear cntra sideACan lead a claim
H9101Ototoxic hearing loss, right earACan lead a claim, code first applies
H9102Ototoxic hearing loss, left earACan lead a claim, code first applies
H9103Ototoxic hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim, code first applies
H9109Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9110Presbycusis, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9111Presbycusis, right earACan lead a claim
H9112Presbycusis, left earACan lead a claim
H9113Presbycusis, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9120Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9121Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, right earACan lead a claim
H9122Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, left earACan lead a claim
H9123Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H913Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classifiedACan lead a claim
H918X1Other specified hearing loss, right earACan lead a claim
H918X2Other specified hearing loss, left earACan lead a claim
H918X3Other specified hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H918X9Other specified hearing loss, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9190Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9191Unspecified hearing loss, right earACan lead a claim
H9192Unspecified hearing loss, left earACan lead a claim
H9193Unspecified hearing loss, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9201Otalgia, right earACan lead a claim
H9202Otalgia, left earACan lead a claim
H9203Otalgia, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9209Otalgia, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9210Otorrhea, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9211Otorrhea, right earACan lead a claim
H9212Otorrhea, left earACan lead a claim
H9213Otorrhea, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9220Otorrhagia, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9221Otorrhagia, right earACan lead a claim
H9222Otorrhagia, left earACan lead a claim
H9223Otorrhagia, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93011Transient ischemic deafness, right earACan lead a claim
H93012Transient ischemic deafness, left earACan lead a claim
H93013Transient ischemic deafness, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93019Transient ischemic deafness, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H93091Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of right earACan lead a claim
H93092Unspecified degenerative and vascular disorders of left earACan lead a claim
H93093Unsp degenerative and vascular disorders of ear, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93099Unsp degenerative and vascular disorders of unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9311Tinnitus, right earACan lead a claim
H9312Tinnitus, left earACan lead a claim
H9313Tinnitus, bilateralACan lead a claim
H9319Tinnitus, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H93211Auditory recruitment, right earACan lead a claim
H93212Auditory recruitment, left earACan lead a claim
H93213Auditory recruitment, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93219Auditory recruitment, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H93221Diplacusis, right earACan lead a claim
H93222Diplacusis, left earACan lead a claim
H93223Diplacusis, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93229Diplacusis, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H93231Hyperacusis, right earACan lead a claim
H93232Hyperacusis, left earACan lead a claim
H93233Hyperacusis, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93239Hyperacusis, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H93241Temporary auditory threshold shift, right earACan lead a claim
H93242Temporary auditory threshold shift, left earACan lead a claim
H93243Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93249Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9325Central auditory processing disorderACan lead a claim
H93291Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right earACan lead a claim
H93292Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left earACan lead a claim
H93293Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93299Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H933X1Disorders of right acoustic nerveACan lead a claim
H933X2Disorders of left acoustic nerveACan lead a claim
H933X3Disorders of bilateral acoustic nervesACan lead a claim
H933X9Disorders of unspecified acoustic nerveNoneCannot lead a claim
H938X1Other specified disorders of right earACan lead a claim
H938X2Other specified disorders of left earACan lead a claim
H938X3Other specified disorders of ear, bilateralACan lead a claim
H938X9Other specified disorders of ear, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9390Unspecified disorder of ear, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9391Unspecified disorder of right earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9392Unspecified disorder of left earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9393Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateralNoneCannot lead a claim
H93A1Pulsatile tinnitus, right earACan lead a claim
H93A2Pulsatile tinnitus, left earACan lead a claim
H93A3Pulsatile tinnitus, bilateralACan lead a claim
H93A9Pulsatile tinnitus, unspecified earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9400Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, unsp earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9401Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, r earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9402Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, left earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9403Acustc neuritis in infec/parastc diseases classd elswhr, biNoneCannot lead a claim
H9480Oth disrd of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unsp earNoneCannot lead a claim
H9481Oth disrd of right ear in diseases classified elsewhereNoneCannot lead a claim
H9482Oth disrd of left ear in diseases classified elsewhereNoneCannot lead a claim
H9483Oth disrd of ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateralNoneCannot 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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