H72.10
Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
BillableComplete code, valid to report
H72.10 (also written H7210) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 24 codes in category H72 (Perforation of tympanic membrane). Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Inherited from H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition