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ICD-10-CM Code for Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side H90.42

ICD-10 code H90.42 for Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .

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Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side

H90

Excludes1: deaf nonspeaking NEC (H91.3)
deafness NOS (H91.9-)
hearing loss NOS (H91.9-)
noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
ototoxic hearing loss (H91.0-)
sudden (idiopathic) hearing loss (H91.2-)

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level 2 or 3?
Would you code as 99212, or 99213: ( This office visit also included a mastoid bowl debridement) (3) Mixed hearing loss of right ear: Qualifiers: Contralateral hearing status: unrestric... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 code H90.3
Can someone help me with Anthem? They are saying ICD 10 code H90.3 ( Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral) is not a valid code. I cannot find anything in their payer policy that states that. I would... [ Read More ]
claim denial and rebill
You may certainly rebill a corrected claim (assuming you are within the plan's timely requirement) along with documentation Depending on documentation, the provider may not need to amend his note. ... [ Read More ]
claim denial and rebill
So a claim back came back with a denial for unspecified code--H90.5--sensorineural hearing loss which should say on progress note H90.3 for the more specific code as of Oct 1 when 2021 ICD10 CM came o... [ Read More ]
ST dx F80.4
Hello---when billing Speech Therapy using dx code F80.4 there is a note to also code a dx from the H90.- H91.- series. Does anyone know if it matters what order they are in. It only says 'code also'. ... [ Read More ]
Audiology coding question
[b]Right side Sensorineural Hearing Loss with restricted hearing on the left side[/b] [QUOTE="clswan, post: 407499, member: 164126"]The claim is from 2016 and patient would have restricted hearing on... [ Read More ]
Audiology coding question
Can you query the provider? If the documentation supports right side only, I would code H90.A21 or H90.41, depending on whether they have restricted or unrestricted hearing on the left ear...... [ Read More ]
Asymmetrcail hearing loss
working for ENT for years, we typically denote Assymetrical hearing loss, for a sudden hearing loss in a particular ear. the ICD10, from looking at the H-codes, for assymetrical, is stated as idi... [ Read More ]
Asymmetrical SNHL
I agree that ICD-10 really made coding hearing loss difficult. This is from the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association): [INDENT]How do I appropriately assign ICD-10-CM codes when a p... [ Read More ]
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Happy to help. First, G50.1 for atypical face pain is the best ICD-10 code for sinus pain. There is not an ICD-10 code for sinus pain. You would list this as the secondary diagnosis after concha b... [ Read More ]
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