H83.9 ICD-10-CA code: Disease of inner ear, unspecified

H83.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Disease of inner ear, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

H83.9

Disease of inner ear, unspecified

Short description: Disease of inner ear unspecified

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written H839

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to H83.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Disease, diseased, ear, inner
  • Disease, diseased, labyrinth, ear

Notes for H83.9

As CIHI prints them, with any note H83.9 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

Where H83.9 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. 2Block H80-H83Diseases of inner ear
  3. 3Category H83Other diseases of inner ear
  4. 4Valid code H83.9Disease of inner ear, unspecified

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code H83.9 mean?

H83.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Disease of inner ear, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is H83.9 in ICD-10-CA?

H83.9 sits under H83 Other diseases of inner ear, within H80-H83 Diseases of inner ear, within Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95).

What coding notes apply to H83.9?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for H83.9, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.