389.18 SENSONRL HEAR LOSS,BILAT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 389.18

Short Description: Sensonrl hear loss,bilat

Long Description: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the sense organs (360–389)
    • Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (380-389)
      • 389 Hearing loss
        • 389.18 Sensonrl hear loss,bilat

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 389.18 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9
    • perceptive 389.10
      • sensorineural 389.10
        • bilateral 389.18
    • sensorineural (see also Deafness, perceptive) 389.10
      • bilateral 389.18
  • Loss
    • hearing - see also Deafness
      • sensorineural 389.10
        • bilateral 389.18

Crosswalk Information

The code 389.18 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
389.18 Right Arrow H90.3 Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
389.00 Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
389.01 Conductive hearing loss, external ear
389.02 Conductive hearing loss, tympanic membrane
389.03 Conductive hearing loss, middle ear
389.04 Conductive hearing loss, inner ear
389.05 Conductive hearing loss, unilateral
389.06 Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
389.08 Conductive hearing loss of combined types
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
389.15 Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral
389.16 Sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetrical
389.17 Sensory hearing loss, unilateral
389.20 Mixed hearing loss, unspecified
389.21 Mixed hearing loss, unilateral
389.22 Mixed hearing loss, bilateral
389.7 Deaf, nonspeaking, not elsewhere classifiable
389.8 Other specified forms of hearing loss
389.9 Unspecified hearing loss


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