FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Perforation of pars flaccida
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
H72.10Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified earBillable / specificH72.11Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right earBillable / specificH72.12Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left earBillable / specificH72.13Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateralBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H72.0 | Central perforation of tympanic membrane | Category · further specificity required |
| H72.2 | Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane | Category · further specificity required |
| H72.8 | Other perforations of tympanic membrane | Category · further specificity required |
| H72.9 | Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane | Category · further specificity required |
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