H72 Non-Billable Code
Perforation of tympanic membrane
Chapter Classification
Chapter 8
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Section Detail
H65-H75
Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
includes
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
codeFirst
- any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)
excludes1
- acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)
- traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-)
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