ICD-10 Code for Vertigo
The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for vertigo is R42 – Dizziness and giddiness. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (10 codes, 6 billable).
- Main code
R42– Dizziness and giddiness- Billable
- Yes
Index entries for Vertigo
- auditory – see Vertigo, aural
- aural –
H81.31-(header) - benign paroxysmal (positional) –
H81.1-(header) - central (origin) –
H81.4 - cerebral –
H81.4 - Dix and Hallpike (epidemic) – see Neuronitis, vestibular
- due to infrasound –
T75.23(header) - epidemic –
A88.1- Dix and Hallpike – see Neuronitis, vestibular
- Pedersen's – see Neuronitis, vestibular
- vestibular neuronitis – see Neuronitis, vestibular
- hysterical –
F44.89 - infrasound –
T75.23(header) - labyrinthine
- laryngeal –
R05.4 - malignant positional –
H81.4 - Ménière's
- menopausal –
N95.1 - otogenic – see Vertigo, aural
- paroxysmal positional, benign – see Vertigo, benign paroxysmal
- Pedersen's (epidemic) – see Neuronitis, vestibular
- peripheral NEC –
H81.39-(header) - positional
- benign paroxysmal – see Vertigo, benign paroxysmal
- malignant –
H81.4
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.