Perforation of tympanic membrane
Non-billable header
H72 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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
Sequence the underlying condition first.
More specific codes H72
Related codes
- H65Nonsuppurative otitis mediaHeader
- H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis mediaHeader
- H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
- H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionHeader
- H69Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tubeHeader
- H70Mastoiditis and related conditionsHeader
- H71Cholesteatoma of middle earHeader
- H73Other disorders of tympanic membraneHeader
- H74Other disorders of middle ear mastoidHeader
- H75Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhereHeader