DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

H90 Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

  • Header · not billable

H90 is not billable. The category heads 18 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductive → H90.2
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)congenital → H90.5
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineural → H90.5

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. H90-H94 Other disorders of ear (H90-H94)
  3. H90 Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
Billable codes
18
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
32

Codes in H90

  1. H90.0
    Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
    Billable
  2. H90.1
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  3. H90.11
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  4. H90.12
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  5. H90.2
    Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Conductive deafness NOS
  6. H90.3
    Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
    Billable
  7. H90.4
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  8. H90.41
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  9. H90.42
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  10. H90.5
    Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 6, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Central hearing loss NOS
    • Congenital deafness NOS
    • Neural hearing loss NOS
    • Perceptive hearing loss NOS
    • Sensorineural deafness NOS
    • Sensory hearing loss NOS

    Excludes1

    • abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-) H93.2
    • psychogenic deafness (F44.6) F44.6
  11. H90.6
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
    Billable
  12. H90.7
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  13. H90.71
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  14. H90.72
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  15. H90.8
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
    Billable
  16. H90.A
    Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  17. H90.A1
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  18. H90.A11
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  19. H90.A12
    Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  20. H90.A2
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  21. H90.A21
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  22. H90.A22
    Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  23. H90.A3
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Header
  24. H90.A31
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable
  25. H90.A32
    Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear with restricted hearing on the contralateral side
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H90

Excludes1

  • deaf nonspeaking NEC (H91.3) H91.3
  • deafness NOS (H91.9-) H91.9
  • hearing loss NOS (H91.9-) H91.9
  • noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-) H83.3
  • ototoxic hearing loss (H91.0-) H91.0
  • sudden (idiopathic) hearing loss (H91.2-) H91.2

Notes that also apply

Chapter 8 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 8 page.

Index entries

  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductive → H90.2
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)congenital → H90.5
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineural → H90.5
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)mixed conductive and sensorineural → H90.8
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductivebilateral → H90.0
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductiveunilateral → H90.1-
  • Loss (of)hearingconductive → H90.2
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineuralbilateral → H90.3
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineuralunilateral → H90.4-
  • Loss (of)hearingcentral NOS → H90.5
  • Loss (of)hearingneural NOS → H90.5
  • Loss (of)hearingperceptive NOS → H90.5
  • Loss (of)hearingsensorineural NOS → H90.5
  • Loss (of)hearingsensory NOS → H90.5
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)mixed conductive and sensorineuralbilateral → H90.6
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)mixed conductive and sensorineuralunilateral → H90.7-
  • Loss (of)hearingmixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss → H90.8
  • Loss (of)hearingconductivebilateral → H90.0
  • Loss (of)hearingsensorineural NOSbilateral → H90.3
  • Loss (of)hearingmixed conductive and sensorineural hearing lossbilateral → H90.6
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductiveand sensorineuralmixed → H90.8
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineuraland conductivemixed → H90.8
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductiveunilateralwith restricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.A-
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineuralunilateralwith restricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.A-
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)conductiveand sensorineuralmixedbilateral → H90.6
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)sensorineuraland conductivemixedbilateral → H90.6
  • Loss (of)hearingconductiveunilateralwithunrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.1-
  • Loss (of)hearingsensorineural NOSunilateralwithunrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.4-
  • Loss (of)hearingmixed conductive and sensorineural hearing lossunilateralwithunrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.7-
  • Loss (of)hearingconductiveunilateralwithrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.A1-
  • Loss (of)hearingsensorineural NOSunilateralwithrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.A2-
  • Loss (of)hearingmixed conductive and sensorineural hearing lossunilateralwithrestricted hearing on the contralateral side → H90.A3-

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