H81
Header — not billableDisorders of vestibular function
The ICD-10 code for disorders of vestibular function is H81.
H81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H81
- H81.0Ménière's diseasenon-billable header
- H81.1Benign paroxysmal vertigonon-billable header
- H81.2Vestibular neuronitisnon-billable header
- H81.3Other peripheral vertigonon-billable header
- H81.4Vertigo of central origin
- H81.8Other disorders of vestibular functionnon-billable header
- H81.9Unspecified disorder of vestibular functionnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- H80Otosclerosisnon-billable header
- H82Vertiginous syndromes in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- H83Other diseases of inner earnon-billable header
- H81Disorders of vestibular functionnon-billable header