Billable Medical Code for Dizziness and Giddiness
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 780.4
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 780.4.
Known As
Vertigo is also known as chronic vertigo (finding), disequilibrium, dizziness, dysequilibrium, dysequilibrium syndrome, light headedness, lightheadedness, non-labyrinth vertigo, non-labyrinthine vertigo (disorder), vertigo, vertigo (spinning sensation), vertigo (spinning sensation) chronic, vertigo chronic, and vertigo non-labyrinthine. This excludes meniere’s disease and other specified vertiginous syndromes (386.0-386.9). This applies to light-headedness and vertigo NOS.
Vertigo Definition and Symptoms
Vertigo is the sensation of whirling and loss of balance which is usually brought on from heights or an inner ear issue. Vertigo can also be caused by vision problems. Symptoms of vertigo are dizziness, lightheadedness, unsteadiness, nausea, blurred vision, loss of balance, and vomiting.