H94.8Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H94.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere. It belongs to category H94 (other disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere), block H90-H94 (other disorders of ear) and chapter 8 (diseases of the ear and mastoid process). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H94, choose H94.8 (Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (H94.0).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H94.80 (unspecified ear), H94.81 (elsewhere), H94.82 (elsewhere) and H94.83 (bilateral).

Don't report H94.8 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: aural myiasis (B87.4) and syphilitic labyrinthitis (A52.79).

Code first underlying disease, such as: congenital syphilis (A50.0).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.