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Ear

12 diagnostic codes

DC 6100Hearing loss

Hearing loss is rated based on how well you can hear, measured by two tests: puretone audiometry (how loud sounds need to be for you to hear them at differen...

DC 6200Chronic suppurative otitis media, mastoiditis, or cholesteatoma (or any combination)

Chronic suppurative otitis media is a long-term ear infection where pus drains from the middle ear, mastoiditis is infection of the bone behind the ear, and...

DC 6201Chronic nonsuppurative otitis media with effusion (serous otitis media)

Chronic nonsuppurative otitis media with effusion (serous otitis media) is long-term fluid buildup behind the eardrum without active infection. DC 6201 itsel...

DC 6202Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis is abnormal bone growth in the middle ear that prevents the tiny ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes) from moving properly, causing progressive con...

DC 6204Peripheral vestibular disorders

Peripheral vestibular disorders affect the inner ear's balance system (semicircular canals and otolith organs), causing dizziness, vertigo, and equilibrium p...

DC 6205Meniere's syndrome (endolymphatic hydrops)

Meniere's syndrome is an inner ear disorder that causes hearing loss, dizziness attacks (vertigo), and often ringing in the ears (tinnitus). The VA rates thi...

DC 6207Loss of auricle

This diagnostic code covers the loss or deformity of the auricle (the visible outer part of your ear). The VA rates this condition based on how much of the e...

DC 6208Malignant neoplasm of the ear (other than skin only)

This diagnostic code covers cancerous tumors (malignant neoplasms) that develop in the ear, excluding those that only affect the skin. The VA rates this cond...

DC 6209Benign neoplasms of the ear (other than skin only)

Diagnostic Code 6209 covers non-cancerous growths or tumors in your ear (but not on the skin). The VA doesn't have specific percentage ratings for this condi...

DC 6210Chronic otitis externa

Chronic otitis externa is a long-lasting infection or inflammation of your outer ear canal - the tube that leads from your outer ear to your eardrum. Many ve...

DC 6211Tympanic membrane, perforation of

A perforated tympanic membrane means you have a hole or tear in your eardrum - the thin tissue that separates your outer ear from your middle ear. The VA rat...

DC 6260Tinnitus, recurrent

Tinnitus is that persistent ringing, buzzing, whistling, or humming sound in your ears when there's no actual noise around you. The VA rates recurrent tinnit...

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