2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Diseases Of The Ear And Mastoid Process 380-389 > Other Disorders Of Ear 388.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 388.12 Noise-induced hearing loss View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 388.12 Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz. 388.12 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 388.12 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 388.* hierarchy  Index entries containing 388.12: Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9 noise-induced 388.12 nerve injury 951.5 Loss hearing - see also Deafness noise-induced 388.12