Is H94.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H94.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H94.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

What cannot be coded together with H94.8?

H94.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

H94.8

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

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H94.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

aural myiasis (B87.4)
syphilitic labyrinthitis (A52.79)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

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

Risk adjustment

H94.8 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 H94.8

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H94. If H94.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H94.0Acoustic neuritis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Questions about H94.8

Is H94.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H94.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H94.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Other disorders of ear (H90-H94).
What cannot be coded together with H94.8?: H94.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.