2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 387.9
Otosclerosis, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 387.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 387.9 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
387.9 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H80.93 Unspecified otosclerosis, bilateral
Approximate Synonyms
- Bilat otosclerosis
- Bilateral otosclerosis
- Both sides otosclerosis (ear condition)
- Left otosclerosis
- Otosclerosis
- Otosclerosis (ear condition)
- Right otosclerosis
Clinical Information
- Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the stapes (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the cochlea leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed hearing loss. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs
- Pathological condition of the bony labyrinth of the ear, in which there is formation of spongy bone; may cause bony ankylosis of the stapes, resulting in conductive hearing loss; cochlear otosclerosis may also develop, resulting in sensorineural hearing loss
ear 380.39
cochlear (endosteal) 387.2
