H73.8 — Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane
Not billable
Is H73.8 billable?
No — H73.8 is a non-billable header code. H73.8 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 12 billable codes beneath H73.8.
Billable codes under this header
- H73.811Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, right ear
- H73.812Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, left ear
- H73.813Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, bilateral
- H73.819Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
- H73.821Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, right ear
- H73.822Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left ear
- H73.823Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, bilateral
- H73.829Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
- H73.891Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, right ear
- H73.892Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, left ear
- H73.893Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, bilateral
- H73.899Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
H73.8 at a glance
| Code | H73.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H73.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H73.8 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 H73.8? (3)
How long has H73.8 existed?
H73.8 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.