H91.1 Presbycusis

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Presbyacusia

Applies from H91 Other and unspecified hearing loss

Excludes1 (never code together)

• abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)
• hearing loss as classified in H90.-
• impacted cerumen (H61.2-)
• noise-induced hearing loss (H83.3-)
• psychogenic deafness (F44.6)
• transient ischemic deafness (H93.01-)

Codes under H91.1

• H91.10 Presbycusis, unspecified ear
• H91.11 Presbycusis, right ear
• H91.12 Presbycusis, left ear
• H91.13 Presbycusis, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H91.1

Back-references to H91.1

• Type 1 Excludes: H93.0 Degenerative and vascular disorders of ear ("presbycusis (H91.1)")

Back-references to H91

• Code Also: F80.4 Speech and language development delay due to hearing loss ("type of hearing loss (H90.-, H91.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H91.1

• Presbycusis, presbyacusia

Nearby codes

• H91.0 Ototoxic hearing loss
• H91.01 Ototoxic hearing loss, right ear
• H91.02 Ototoxic hearing loss, left ear
• H91.03 Ototoxic hearing loss, bilateral
• H91.09 Ototoxic hearing loss, unspecified ear
• H91.1 Presbycusis (this code)
• H91.10 Presbycusis, unspecified ear
• H91.11 Presbycusis, right ear
• H91.12 Presbycusis, left ear
• H91.13 Presbycusis, bilateral
• H91.2 Sudden idiopathic hearing loss