Diagnosis Code: 951.5

Short Description: Injury to acoustic nerve

Long Description: Injury to acoustic nerve

Code Classification:

• Injury and poisoning (800–999)
  • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
    • 951 Injury to other cranial nerve(s)
      • 951.5 Injury to acoustic nerve

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 951.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Blast
  • injury 869.0
    • ear (acoustic nerve trauma) 951.5
      • with perforation, tympanic membrane - see Wound, open, ear, drum

• Concussion (current) 850.9
  • blast (air) (hydraulic) (immersion) (underwater) 869.0
    • ear (acoustic nerve trauma) 951.5
      • with perforation, tympanic membrane - see Wound, open, ear drum

• Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9
  • aviation 993.0
    • nerve injury 951.5
  • boilermakers' 951.5
  • injury 951.5
  • noise-induced 388.12
    • nerve injury 951.5
  • traumatic 951.5

• Injury 959.9
  • acoustic, resulting in deafness 951.5
  • blast (air) (hydraulic) (immersion) (underwater) NEC 869.0
    • ear (acoustic nerve trauma) 951.5
      • with perforation of tympanic membrane - see Wound, open, ear, drum
  • nerve 957.9
    • acoustic 951.5
    • auditory 951.5
    • cranial 951.9
      • eighth, acoustic, or auditory 951.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 951.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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