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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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H65-H75
Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
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H72-
Perforation of tympanic membrane
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.821
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.821
Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H72.821 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H72.821 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H72.821 - other international versions of ICD-10 H72.821 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H72.821 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
H72.821:
- Right total perforation of eardrum
- Total perforation of right tympanic membrane
ICD-10-CM H72.821 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 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 H72.821 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
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H72.821
H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.81 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.82 Total perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.821
…… right ear
H72.9 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane
H73 Other disorders of tympanic membrane
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
