H93.25 Central auditory processing disorder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Congenital auditory imperception
• Word deafness

Excludes1 (never code together)

• mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (F80.2)

Applies from H93.2 Other abnormal auditory perceptions

Excludes2 (not included here)

• auditory hallucinations (R44.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 886 in MDC 19.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 315.32 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H93.25

Back-references to H93.25

• Type 1 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("central auditory processing disorder (H93.25)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("word deafness (H93.25)")

Back-references to H93.2

• Type 1 Excludes: H90.5 Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss ("abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H91 Other and unspecified hearing loss ("abnormal auditory perception (H93.2-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H93.25

• Central auditory processing disorder
• Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial) › word (developmental)
• Disorder (of) › auditory processing (central)
• Disorder (of) › central auditory processing
• Imperception auditory (acquired) › congenital
• Word › deafness (congenital) (developmental)

Nearby codes

• H93.24 Temporary auditory threshold shift
• H93.241 Temporary auditory threshold shift, right ear
• H93.242 Temporary auditory threshold shift, left ear
• H93.243 Temporary auditory threshold shift, bilateral
• H93.249 Temporary auditory threshold shift, unspecified ear
• H93.25 Central auditory processing disorder (this code)
• H93.29 Other abnormal auditory perceptions
• H93.291 Other abnormal auditory perceptions, right ear
• H93.292 Other abnormal auditory perceptions, left ear
• H93.293 Other abnormal auditory perceptions, bilateral
• H93.299 Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear