Is H91.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H91.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H91.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Other disorders of ear (H90-H94).

H91.8

H91.8 — Other specified hearing loss

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H91.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified hearing loss. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

H91.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead H91.8

1 child code. Green means billable.

H91.8XOther specified hearing loss

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H91. If H91.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H91.0Ototoxic hearing loss
H91.1Presbycusis
H91.2Sudden idiopathic hearing loss
H91.3Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified
H91.9Unspecified hearing loss

Questions about H91.8

Is H91.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H91.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H91.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Other disorders of ear (H90-H94).