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H90.42 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side


The ICD 10 Code for Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side is listed as H90.42.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H90.42
Description: Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block Other disorders of ear (H90-H94)
Parent H90.4 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 389.13 - Neural hearing loss, unilateral (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 389.14 - Central hearing loss (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 389.15 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 389.17 - Sensory hearing loss, unilateral (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H90.42:
H90.41 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side