Case definition for hearing loss in older adults
| Text terms and phrases | ICD-9 code | ICD-9 description | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| “presbycusis” | V41.2 | Problems with hearing | None |
| “sensorineural hearing loss” | V49.85 | Dual sensory impairment: blindness with deafness; combined visual hearing impairment | None |
| “noise-induced hearing loss” | V53.2 | Hearing aid | None |
| “conductive hearing loss” | V72.11 | Encounter for hearing examination following failed hearing screening | None |
| “hard of hearing” | V72.12 | Encounter for hearing conservation and treatment | None |
| “hearing loss” | V80.3 | Ear diseases | V72.11–V72.19 |
| “trouble hearing” | 388.12 | Noise-induced hearing loss | None |
| “hearing problems”; “problems with hearing” | 388.2 | Sudden hearing loss, unspecified | None |
| “perceptive hearing loss” | 389 | Hearing loss | None |
| “neural hearing loss” | 389 | Conductive hearing loss | 389.20–389.22 |
| “mixed hearing loss” | 389 | Conductive hearing loss, unspecified | None |
| “unspecified hearing loss” | 389.01 | Conductive hearing loss, external ear | None |
| 389.02 | Conductive hearing loss, tympanic membrane | None | |
| 389.03 | Conductive hearing loss, middle ear | None | |
| 389.04 | Conductive hearing loss, inner ear | None | |
| 389.05 | Conductive hearing loss, unilateral | None | |
| 389.06 | Conductive hearing loss, bilateral | None | |
| 389.08 | Conductive hearing loss of combined types | None | |
| 389.1 | Sensorineural hearing loss: perceptive hearing loss or deafness | 388.40–388.44; 389.20–389.22; 306.7 | |
| 389.1 | Sensorineural hearing loss, unspecified | None | |
| 389.11 | Sensory hearing loss, bilateral | None | |
| 389.12 | Neural hearing loss, bilateral | None | |
| 389.13 | Neural hearing loss, unilateral | None | |
| 389.14 | Central hearing loss | None | |
| 389.15 | Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral | None | |
| 389.16 | Sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetric | None | |
| 389.17 | Sensory hearing loss, unilateral | None | |
| 389.18 | Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral | None | |
| 389.2 | Mixed hearing loss, unspecified | None | |
| 389.21 | Mixed hearing loss, unilateral | None | |
| 389.22 | Mixed hearing loss, bilateral | None | |
| 389.8 | Other specified forms of hearing loss | None | |
| 744 | Unspecified anomaly of ear with impairment of hearing | None |
Note: ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.