ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H73.822
Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H73.822
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H73 — Other disorders of tympanic membrane
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H73.822 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left 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 H73
- H73Other disorders of tympanic membrane
- H73.0Acute myringitis
- H73.00Unspecified acute myringitis
- H73.001Acute myringitis, right ear
- H73.002Acute myringitis, left ear
- H73.003Acute myringitis, bilateral
- H73.009Acute myringitis, unspecified ear
- H73.01Bullous myringitis
- H73.011Bullous myringitis, right ear
- H73.012Bullous myringitis, left ear
- H73.013Bullous myringitis, bilateral
- H73.019Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear
- H73.09Other acute myringitis
- H73.091Other acute myringitis, right ear
- H73.092Other acute myringitis, left ear
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