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
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.92

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.92

Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

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Billable/Specific Code

H72.92 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H72.92 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H72.92 - other international versions of ICD-10 H72.92 may differ.

The following code(s) above H72.92 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to H72.92:

H60-H95
2020 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 otitis media with eardrum rupture
Left perforation of eardrum
Left perforation of tympanic membrane due to otitis media
Perforation of left tympanic membrane

ICD-10-CM H72.92 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

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 H72.92 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H72.92

H72.813 …… bilateral

H72.819 …… unspecified ear

H72.82 Total perforations of tympanic membrane

H72.821 …… right ear

H72.822 …… left ear

H72.823 …… bilateral

H72.829 …… unspecified ear

H72.9 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane

H72.90 …… unspecified ear

H72.91 …… right ear

H72.92 …… left ear

H72.93 …… bilateral

H73 Other disorders of tympanic membrane

H73.0 Acute myringitis

H73.00 Unspecified acute myringitis

H73.001 Acute myringitis, right ear

H73.002 Acute myringitis, left ear

H73.003 Acute myringitis, bilateral

H73.009 Acute myringitis, unspecified ear

H73.01 Bullous myringitis

H73.011 …… right ear

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H72.92

Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Perforation of tympanic membrane