2008 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 > Vertiginous Syndromes And Other Disorders Of Vestibular System 386.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 386.0
Meniere's disease On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 386.0 can be accessed here. - A disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss often accompanied by fullness in the affected ear. ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS (swelling of the endolymph-containing structures) is the main pathologic finding.
- An accumulation of endolymph in the inner ear resulting in deafness and tinnitus, and sometimes vertigo (MENIERE'S DISEASE). Induced experimentally, it often serves as an animal model for Meniere's disease. (From Dorland, 27th ed.)
- 386.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 386.* hierarchy
386.0 also known as:- Endolymphatic hydrops
- Lermoyez's syndrome
- Méniére's syndrome or vertigo
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