S09.2

Traumatic rupture of ear drum

Requires 7th character

S09.2 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S09)

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth
  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)

Excludes2

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

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S09)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S09)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S09)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S09)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S09)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S09)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • for any associated infection (from S09)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S09). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Laceration, ear, drum
  • Perforation, perforated, tympanum, tympanic, traumatic, current episode
  • Puncture, ear, drum
  • Puncture, tympanum, tympanic membrane
  • Rupture, ruptured, ear drum, traumatic
  • Wound, open, ear, drum
  • Wound, open, tympanum, tympanic membrane

Parent code

  • S09Other and unspecified injuries of headNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S09.2

  • S09.20Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drumNeeds 7th char
  • S09.21Traumatic rupture of right ear drumNeeds 7th char
  • S09.22Traumatic rupture of left ear drumNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 7th char
  • S09.1Injury of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09.3Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner earNeeds 7th char
  • S09.8Other specified injuries of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09.9Unspecified injury of face and headNeeds 7th char

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