ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
H72- Perforation of tympanic membrane

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.2X2

Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

H72.2X2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM H72.2X2 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H72.2X2 - other international versions of ICD-10 H72.2X2 may differ.

The following code(s) above H72.2X2 contain annotation back-references

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In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H72.2X2:

H60-H95
2018 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H72
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72
Perforation of tympanic membrane
Code First
- any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)
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-)
Perforation of tympanic membrane

Approximate Synonyms

Left marginal perforation of eardrum
Left marginal perforation of tympanic membrane

ICD-10-CM H72.2X2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert H72.2X2 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H72.2X2

H72.02 …… left ear

H72.03 …… bilateral

H72.1 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane

H72.10 …… unspecified ear

H72.11 …… right ear

H72.12 …… left ear

H72.13 …… bilateral

H72.2 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.2X Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.2X1 …… right ear

H72.2X2 …… left ear

H72.2X3 …… bilateral

H72.2X9 …… unspecified ear

H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.81 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.811 …… right ear

H72.812 …… left ear

H72.813 …… bilateral

H72.819 …… unspecified ear

H72.82 Total perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.821 …… right ear

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.