H82
H82 — Vertiginous syndromes in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H82 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for vertiginous syndromes in diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- epidemic vertigo (A88.1)
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease
Risk adjustment
H82 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead H82
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about H82
- Is H82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H82 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H82 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of inner ear (H80-H83).
- What cannot be coded together with H82?
- H82 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.