H72Non-billableSave

H72 - Perforation of tympanic membrane

ICD-10-CM Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process · H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

H72 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 5 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom H72

Conditions this code covers.

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom H72

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

Code FirstFrom H72

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter H60-H95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

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)

NotesFrom Chapter H60-H95

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with H72.

Chapter Information

Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for H72

Other categories in this chapter

Codes at the same level as H72