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10Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
Disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

AB72 category

Disorders of acoustic nerve

Inclusions

Disorder of 8th cranial nerve

3 subordinate codes

AB72.0Acoustic neuritis
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

AB70Otalgia or effusion of ear
AB71Degenerative or vascular disorders of ear
AB73Atrophy ear
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system

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Browse ICD-11

01Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02Neoplasms
03Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
04Diseases of the immune system
05Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
07Sleep-wake disorders
08Diseases of the nervous system
09Diseases of the visual system
10Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
11Diseases of the circulatory system
12Diseases of the respiratory system
13Diseases of the digestive system
14Diseases of the skin
15Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
16Diseases of the genitourinary system
17Conditions related to sexual health
18Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
19Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20Developmental anomalies
21Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified
22Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
23External causes of morbidity or mortality
24Factors influencing health status or contact with health services
25Codes for special purposes
26Supplementary Chapter Traditional Medicine Conditions
VSupplementary section for functioning assessment
XExtension Codes
AA00-AA6ZDiseases of external ear
AA80-AB1ZDiseases of middle ear or mastoid
AB30-AB3ZDiseases of inner ear
AB50-AB5ZDisorders with hearing impairment
AB70-AB7YDisorders of ear, not elsewhere classified
AB90-AB93Postprocedural disorders of ear or mastoid process
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified
AB70Otalgia or effusion of ear
AB71Degenerative or vascular disorders of ear
AB72Disorders of acoustic nerve
AB73Atrophy ear
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
AB72.0Acoustic neuritis
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).

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