2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
H72 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for perforation of tympanic membrane, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as H72.00, H72.01, H72.02, and H72.03.
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Code Classification
Specific Coding for Perforation of tympanic membraneOverview
Non-specific codes like H72 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
H72.0 for Central perforation of tympanic membrane
Use H72.00 for Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
Use H72.01 for Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
Use H72.02 for Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
Use H72.03 for Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
H72.1 for Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
Use H72.10 for Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
Use H72.11 for Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
Use H72.12 for Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
Use H72.13 for Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
H72.2 for Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.2X for Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.8 for Other perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.81 for Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.82 for Total perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.9 for Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane
Use H72.90 for Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
Use H72.91 for Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
Use H72.92 for Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
Use H72.93 for Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H72: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 8. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Code First
The underlying condition named in the note is sequenced before this code.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name H72, its category, or a range that includes it.
Use Additional Code 9
These codes say to use an additional code from the note, and H72 is one of the codes named.
- H65 Nonsuppurative otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H66.1 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H66.2 Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H66.4 Suppurative otitis media, unspecifiedcode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H66.9 Otitis media, unspecifiedcode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewherecode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- J10.83 Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- J11.83 Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with otitis mediacode for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About H72Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for perforation of tympanic membrane?
H72 is the ICD-10-CM category for perforation of tympanic membrane, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.
Is H72 (Perforation of tympanic membrane) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for perforation of tympanic membrane, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for perforation of tympanic membrane need a more specific code from this category, such as H72.00, H72.01, and H72.02.
Can H72 be reported with a code from H66.01?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on H72 lists "acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
