Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 388.5
Disorders of acoustic nerve
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • 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).
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
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by involvement of the acoustic nerve (eighth cranial nerve)
  • A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the acoustic nerve
  • Pathological processes of the vestibulocochlear nerve, including the branches of cochlear nerve and vestibular nerve. Common examples are vestibular neuritis, cochlear neuritis, and acoustic neuroma. Clinical signs are varying degree of hearing loss; vertigo; and tinnitus
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:
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