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H72

Non-Billable (Header)

Perforation of tympanic membrane

Includes

  • persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
  • postinflammatory perforation of ear drum

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)
  • traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-)

Code First

Child Codes

H72.0Central perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.1Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.2Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.8Other perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.9Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane

Code Hierarchy

└H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
└H72Perforation of tympanic membrane

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