H72.9 — Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane
Is H72.9 billable?
No — H72.9 is a non-billable header code. H72.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath H72.9.
H72.9 at a glance
| Code | H72.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H72.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H72.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Perforation, perforated › tympanum, tympanic (nontraumatic) (of)
- Rupture, ruptured › tympanum, tympanic
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H72
The conditions below can never be reported together with H72.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code first — inherited from H72
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before H72.9. H72.9 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H72.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H72.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under H72.9? (4)
How long has H72.9 existed?
H72.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.