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Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 388.5
Disorders of acoustic nerve
  • Short description: Acoustic nerve disorders.
  • ICD-9-CM 388.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 388.5 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 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 388.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 388.5: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 388.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H93.3X9 Disorders of unspecified acoustic nerve
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acoustic nerve disorder
  • Acoustic neuritis due to infectious disease
  • Acoustic neuritis in infectious disease
  • Auditory neuropathic dyssynchrony
  • Auditory neuropathy with dyssynchrony
  • Auditory neuropathy/dyssynchrony
  • Bilat acoustic nerve disorder
  • Bilat acoustic neuritis due to infectious disease
  • Bilateral acoustic nerve disorder
  • Bilateral acoustic neuritis in infectious disease
  • Both sides acoustic nerve disorder
  • Both sides acoustic neuritis due to infectious disease
  • Disorder of acoustic nerve
  • Left acoustic nerve disorder
  • Left acoustic neuritis due to infectious disease
  • Left acoustic neuritis in infectious disease
  • Left auditory neuropathic dyssnchrony
  • Left auditory neuropathic dyssynchrony
  • Right acoustic nerve disorder
  • Right acoustic neuritis due to infectious disease
  • Right acoustic neuritis in infectious disease
  • Right auditory neuropathic dyssynchrony
388.5 Excludes
  • acoustic neuroma (225.1)
  • syphilitic acoustic neuritis (094.86)
Applies To
  • Acoustic neuritis
  • Degeneration of acoustic or eighth nerve
  • Disorder of acoustic or eighth nerve
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 388.5:
 388.45 ICD9Data.com 388.6 
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