H72.9
Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.9 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are 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 and H72.93 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral. 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)
- 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.
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 2 entries