Billable Medical Code for Impacted Cerumen
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 380.4
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 380.4.
Known As
Cerumen impaction is also known as bilat cerumen impaction, bilateral impacted cerumen, both sides cerumen impaction, cerumen (ear wax) impaction, cerumen impaction, left cerumen impaction, left impacted cerumen, right cerumen impaction, and right impacted cerumen. This applies to wax in ear.
Cerumen Impaction Definition and Symptoms
Cerumen impaction is when earwax blocks the ear canal and ear drum. Symptoms include partial hearing loss, itching in the ears, tinnitus (a ringing in the ears), a feeling of “fullness” in the ear, otalgia and pain in the ear.