ICD-10-CM Code H91.1
Presbycusis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H91.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H91.1 that describes the diagnosis 'presbycusis' in more detail.
- H91.1 Presbycusis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H91.10 Presbycusis, unspecified ear
- BILLABLE H91.11 Presbycusis, right ear
- BILLABLE H91.12 Presbycusis, left ear
- BILLABLE H91.13 Presbycusis, bilateral
The ICD code H911 is used to code Presbycusis
Presbycusis (also spelled presbyacusis, from Greek presbys “elder” + akousis “hearing”), or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive and irreversible bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss resulting from degeneration of the cochlea or associated structures of the inner ear or auditory nerves. The hearing loss is most marked at higher frequencies. Hearing loss that accumulates with age but is caused by factors other than normal aging (nosocusis and sociocusis) is not presbycusis, although differentiating the individual effects of multiple causes of hearing loss can be difficult.
| Specialty: | Otolaryngology |
Coding Notes for H91.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Presbyacusia
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H91.1 - Presbycusis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H91.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H91 - Other and unspecified hearing loss