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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 389.12
Neural hearing loss, bilateral
  • Short description: NEURAL HEARNG LOSS,BILAT.
  • ICD-9-CM 389.12 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 389.12 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).
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 389.12.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 389.12: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 389.12 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H90.3 Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat neural hearing loss
  • Bilateral neural hearing loss
  • Both sides neural hearing loss
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 389.12:
  • Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9
    • nerve, bilateral 389.12
      • with conductive hearing loss 389.2
    • neural, bilateral 389.12
      • with conductive hearing loss 389.2
  • 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
    • hearing - see also Deafness
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