H72 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Includes for H72 ICD 10 code
- persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
- postinflammatory perforation of ear drum
Type 1 excludes for H72 ICD 10 code
- acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)
- traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-)
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
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to H72 ICD10 Code:
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
H72 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about H72 ICD 10 code
Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.
A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance:
- Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.
- Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes.
- Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness.
- Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.
Some ear disorders can result in hearing disorders and deafness.
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