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389.15 - Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Unilateral


The ICD 9 Code for Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral is listed as 389.15.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 389.15
Long Description: Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral
Short Description: Sensorneur hear loss uni
Chapter: Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs
Block: Diseases Of The Ear And Mastoid Process (380-389)
Related Descriptions: Unilateral neural hearing loss (situation)
Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side (situation)
Unilateral sensory hearing loss (situation)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: H90.41 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: H90.42 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 389.15:
389.10 - Sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified
389.11 - Sensory hearing loss, bilateral
389.12 - Neural hearing loss, bilateral
389.13 - Neural hearing loss, unilateral
389.14 - Central hearing loss
389.16 - Sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetrical
389.17 - Sensory hearing loss, unilateral
389.18 - Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral