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Category · FY2027

H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane

  • Header · not billable

H72 is not billable. The category heads 24 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Rupture, rupturedtympanum, tympanic (membrane) (nontraumatic) → H72.9-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory) → H72.9-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)attic → H72.1-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
  3. H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane
Billable codes
24
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
7

Codes in H72

  1. H72.0
    Central perforation of tympanic membrane
    Header
  2. H72.00
    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  3. H72.01
    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  4. H72.02
    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  5. H72.03
    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H72.1
    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Perforation of pars flaccida
  7. H72.10
    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  8. H72.11
    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  9. H72.12
    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  10. H72.13
    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H72.2
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
    Header
  12. H72.2X
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
    Header
  13. H72.2X1
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  14. H72.2X2
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  15. H72.2X3
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H72.2X9
    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  17. H72.8
    Other perforations of tympanic membrane
    Header
  18. H72.81
    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane
    Header
  19. H72.811
    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  20. H72.812
    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  21. H72.813
    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable
  22. H72.819
    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  23. H72.82
    Total perforations of tympanic membrane
    Header
  24. H72.821
    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  25. H72.822
    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  26. H72.823
    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable
  27. H72.829
    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  28. H72.9
    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane
    Header
  29. H72.90
    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    Billable
  30. H72.91
    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
    Billable
  31. H72.92
    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
    Billable
  32. H72.93
    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H72

Includes

  • persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
  • postinflammatory perforation of ear drum

Excludes1

  • acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-) H66.01
  • traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-) S09.2

Code first

Notes that also apply

Chapter 8 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 8 page.

Index entries

  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory) → H72.9-
  • Rupture, rupturedtympanum, tympanic (membrane) (nontraumatic) → H72.9-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)central → H72.0-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)attic → H72.1-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)marginal NEC → H72.2
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)multiple → H72.81-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)tympanum, tympanic (membrane) (persistent post-traumatic) (postinflammatory)total → H72.82-

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