H81.399 Other peripheral vertigo, unspecified ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H81 Disorders of vestibular function

Excludes1 (never code together)

• epidemic vertigo (A88.1)
• vertigo NOS (R42)

Applies from H81.39 Other peripheral vertigo

Applicable to

• Lermoyez' syndrome
• Otogenic vertigo
• Peripheral vertigo NOS

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 149 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 386.10 Peripheral vertigo, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H81.399

Back-references to H81

• Type 1 Excludes: R42 Dizziness and giddiness ("vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)")

Nearby codes

• H81.319 Aural vertigo, unspecified ear
• H81.39 Other peripheral vertigo
• H81.391 Other peripheral vertigo, right ear
• H81.392 Other peripheral vertigo, left ear
• H81.393 Other peripheral vertigo, bilateral
• H81.399 Other peripheral vertigo, unspecified ear (this code)
• H81.4 Vertigo of central origin
• H81.8 Other disorders of vestibular function
• H81.8X Other disorders of vestibular function
• H81.8X1 Other disorders of vestibular function, right ear
• H81.8X2 Other disorders of vestibular function, left ear