Current
H72 — Perforation of tympanic membrane
Part of Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process , block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75) .
Official Notes
Includes
persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
Includes
postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
Code First
any associated otitis media ( H65 .-, H66.1- , H66.2- , H66.3- , H66.4- , H66.9- , H67 .-)
Excludes1
acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane ( H66.01- )
Excludes1
traumatic rupture of ear drum ( S09.2- )
Child Codes
- H72.0 Central perforation of tympanic membrane Has subcodes
- H72.1 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane Has subcodes
- H72.2 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane Has subcodes
- H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane Has subcodes
- H72.9 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite H72.
- H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media
- H66.1 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media
- H66.2 Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media
- H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media
- H66.4 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified
- H66.9 Otitis media, unspecified
- H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
- J10.83 Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis media Billable
- J11.83 Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with otitis media Billable
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