H72.9

Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane

Non-billable header

H72.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-) (from H72)
traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-) (from H72)

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H72)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H72)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H72)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H72)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H72)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H72)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H72)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H72)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-) (from H72)