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H93.212

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Auditory recruitment, left ear

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Auditory recruitment is a hearing condition where the left ear experiences an abnormal increase in loudness perception, making sounds seem disproportionately loud even at moderate volume levels. This occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) and affects how the ear processes sound intensity.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation specifies 'left ear' to justify the laterality code '2' in the fifth character; if bilateral, code both ears separately with H93.211 and H93.212
  • •Auditory recruitment is often associated with sensorineural hearing loss, so review the medical record for related hearing loss codes (H90.x series) that may need to be coded together

Code Hierarchy

└H93Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified└H93.2Other abnormal auditory perceptions└H93.21Auditory recruitment└H93.212Auditory recruitment, left ear
└H93.212Auditory recruitment, left ear

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