Perforation of tympanic membrane - H72

 Category Includes

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

 Type 1 Excludes

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

 Category codeFirst

  • any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)

 Codes

  • 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
  • H72.02 - Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
  • H72.03 - Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
  • H72.1 - Attic 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
  • H72.2 - 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
  • H72.8 - Other perforations of tympanic membrane
  • H72.81 - Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane
  • 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
  • H72.82 - Total perforations of tympanic membrane
  • 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
  • H72.9 - Unspecified perforation 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