ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H72.821
Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H72.821
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H72 — Perforation of tympanic membrane
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H72.821 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H72
- H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
- H72.0Central perforation of tympanic membrane
- H72.00Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
- H72.01Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
- H72.02Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
- H72.03Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
- H72.1Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
- H72.10Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
- H72.11Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
- H72.12Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
- H72.13Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral
- H72.2Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
- H72.2XOther marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
- H72.2X1Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
- H72.2X2Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
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