Z87.721 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z87 Personal history of other diseases and conditions

Code first

• any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Applies from Z87.7 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to Q00-Q89 that have been repaired or corrected

Excludes2 (not included here)

• congenital malformations that have been partially corrected or repaired but which still require medical treatment - code to condition
• other postprocedural states (Z98.-)
• personal history of medical treatment (Z92.-)
• presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts (Z95.-)
• presence of other devices (Z97.-)
• presence of other functional implants (Z96.-)
• transplanted organ and tissue status (Z94.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V13.64 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z87.721

Back-references to Z87.7

• Type 1 Excludes: Z87.6 Personal history of certain (corrected) conditions arising in the perinatal period ("personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations (Z87.7-)")

Back-references to Z87

• Use Additional: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z87.721

• History › personal (of) › congenital malformation (corrected) › ear (corrected)

Nearby codes

• Z87.71 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of genitourinary system
• Z87.710 Personal history of (corrected) hypospadias
• Z87.718 Personal history of other specified (corrected) congenital malformations of genitourinary system
• Z87.72 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of nervous system and sense organs
• Z87.720 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of eye
• Z87.721 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of ear (this code)
• Z87.728 Personal history of other specified (corrected) congenital malformations of nervous system and sense organs
• Z87.73 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations of digestive system
• Z87.730 Personal history of (corrected) cleft lip and palate
• Z87.731 Personal history of (corrected) tracheoesophageal fistula or atresia
• Z87.732 Personal history of (corrected) persistent cloaca or cloacal malformations