H73.1

Chronic myringitis

Non-billable header

H73.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Chronic tympanitis

Includes (from H73)

  • 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.

  • chronic myringitis with otitis media (H65, H66)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H73)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H73)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H73)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H73)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H73)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H73)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H73)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H73)

Also known as

  • Chronic tympanitis
  • Myringitis, chronic

Parent code

  • H73Other disorders of tympanic membraneHeader

More specific codes H73.1

  • H73.10Chronic myringitis, unspecified earBillable
  • H73.11Chronic myringitis, right earBillable
  • H73.12Chronic myringitis, left earBillable
  • H73.13Chronic myringitis, bilateralBillable

Related codes

  • H73.0Acute myringitisHeader
  • H73.2Unspecified myringitisHeader
  • H73.8Other specified disorders of tympanic membraneHeader
  • H73.9Unspecified disorder of tympanic membraneHeader

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