Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 389.10
Sensorineural hearing loss unspecified
  • Short description: SENSORNEUR HEAR LOSS NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 389.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 389.10 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 389.10 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H90.5 Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
Approximate Synonyms
  • Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss
  • Hearing loss, sensorineural
  • Hearing loss, sensorineural, autoimmune
  • Hearing loss, sensorineural, high frequency
  • High frequency deafness
  • High frequency sensorineural hearing loss
  • Sensorineural hearing loss
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 389.10:
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9
    • sensorineural (see also Deafness, perceptive) 389.10
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • hearing - see also Deafness
      • conductive type (air) (see also Deafness, conductive) 389.00
      • mixed conductive and sensorineural 389.2
      • nerve, bilateral 389.12
      • perceptive (see also Deafness, perceptive) 389.10
      • sensorineural type NEC (see also Deafness, sensorineural) 389.10
  • Loss
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