1. H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane

    Includes:

    • persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum
    • postinflammatory perforation of ear drum

    Excludes1

    • acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)
    • traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-)
    1. H72.0 Central perforation of tympanic membrane

      1. H72.00 Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

      2. H72.01 Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

      3. H72.02 Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

      4. H72.03 Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

    2. H72.1 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Perforation of pars flaccida
      1. H72.10 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

      2. H72.11 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

      3. H72.12 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

      4. H72.13 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

    3. H72.2 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

      1. H72.2X Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

        • H72.2X1 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
        • H72.2X2 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
        • H72.2X3 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
        • H72.2X9 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    4. H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane

      1. H72.81 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane

        • H72.811 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
        • H72.812 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
        • H72.813 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
        • H72.819 Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
      2. H72.82 Total perforations of tympanic membrane

        • H72.821 Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
        • H72.822 Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
        • H72.823 Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
        • H72.829 Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
    5. H72.9 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane

      1. H72.90 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

      2. H72.91 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

      3. H72.92 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

      4. H72.93 Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.