H72

ICD-10Non-billable category

Perforation of tympanic membrane

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Perforation of tympanic membrane

H72 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Includes

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

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

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

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

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

More specific codes under H72

Where this code sits

Chapter: 8. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block: Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.