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388.2 - Sudden Hearing Loss, Unspecified


The ICD 9 Code for Sudden hearing loss, unspecified is listed as 388.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 388.2
Long Description: Sudden hearing loss, unspecified
Short Description: Sudden hearing loss NOS
Chapter: Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs
Block: Diseases Of The Ear And Mastoid Process (380-389)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: H91.23 - Sudden idiopathic hearing loss, bilateral (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 388.2:
388.5 - Disorders of acoustic nerve
388.8 - Other disorders of ear
388.9 - Unspecified disorder of ear