H72.2X Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane

Includes

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Code first

• any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)

Codes under H72.2X

• 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

Code annotations containing back-references to H72.2X

Back-references to H72

• Use Additional: H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H66.1 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H66.2 Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H66.4 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H66.9 Otitis media, unspecified ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: J10.83 Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")
• Use Additional: J11.83 Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with otitis media ("code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)")

Nearby codes

• H72.10 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
• H72.11 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
• H72.12 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
• H72.13 Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
• H72.2 Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
• H72.2X Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane (this code)
• 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
• H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane