You Be the Coder:
Here's How to Code for Hearing Loss
Published on Mon Jul 27, 2020
Question: Our physician documented a diagnosis of mixed hearing loss in a patient who was receiving chemotherapy. Which code should you report for mixed hearing loss? Michigan Subscriber Answer: The ICD-10-CM codes for mixed hearing loss are in the H90 category (Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss). To identify unilateral with restricted hearing on the contralateral side, you will use codes from the [...]