S09.2 — Traumatic rupture of ear drum

Not billable

Is S09.2 billable?

No — S09.2 is a non-billable header code. S09.2 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 9 billable codes beneath S09.2.

Billable codes under this header

S09.2 at a glance

Code	S09.2
Description	Traumatic rupture of ear drum
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S09.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S09.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Puncture › tympanum, tympanic membrane
Wound, open › tympanum, tympanic membrane
Laceration › ear › drum
Perforation, perforated › tympanum, tympanic › traumatic, current episode (nontraumatic) (of)
Puncture › ear › drum
Rupture, ruptured › ear drum › traumatic
Wound, open › ear › drum

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with S09.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S09.2 to fully describe the condition. S09.2 is sequenced first.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S09.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S00-S09

The conditions below are not part of S09.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code also — inherited from S00-S09

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S09.2 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

for any associated infection

What codes fall under S09.2? (3)

How long has S09.2 existed?

S09.2 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.

Which codes are confused with S09.2?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S09.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

vs S09Other and unspecified injuries of head

Which conditions are coded to S09.2?

ICD-10 code for Wound