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H93.242

H93.242: Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H93.242 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H93.242

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H93.2: Other abnormal auditory perceptions

  • auditory hallucinations (R44.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H93.242 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
  • A56868Billing and Coding: Outpatient Speech Language Pathology

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H93.24

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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