ICD-10-CM category
H72: Perforation of tympanic membrane
Codes under H72 (Perforation of tympanic membrane). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H72.0 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.00 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
| H72.01 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.1 | Attic perforation of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.02 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.2 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.2X | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.2X1 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.2X2 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.2X3 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.2X9 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
| H72.03 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.8 | Other perforations of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.9 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.10 | Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
| H72.11 | Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.12 | Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.13 | Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.81 | Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.82 | Total perforations of tympanic membrane | — |
| H72.90 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
| H72.91 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.92 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.93 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.811 | Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.812 | Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.813 | Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.819 | Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
| H72.821 | Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear | ✓ |
| H72.822 | Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear | ✓ |
| H72.823 | Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral | ✓ |
| H72.829 | Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear | ✓ |
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