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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H72.8 Other perforations of tympanic membrane

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H72.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other perforations of tympanic membrane. It is a four-character subcategory of H72 (Perforation of tympanic membrane), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H65–H75 (Diseases of middle ear and mastoid) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VIII · H60–H95
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H72.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Perforation(s):
    • multiple of tympanic membrane
    • total of tympanic membrane

H72.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H72.8Andra specificerade perforationer av trumhinnan

NorwayICD-10-NO

H72.8Annen spesifisert perforasjon i trommehinne

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH728Anden form for perforation af trommehinde

  • DH728ATotal perforation af trommehinde
  • DH728BMultiple perforationer af trommehinde
FinlandICD-10-FI

H72.8Muu tärykalvon reikä

GermanyICD-10-GM

H72.8Sonstige Trommelfellperforationen

FranceICD-10-FR

H72.8Autres perforations du tympan

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H72.8overige gespecificeerde perforaties van trommelvlies

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H72.811Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
  • H72.812Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
  • H72.813Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
  • H72.819Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
  • H72.821Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
  • H72.822Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
  • H72.823Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
  • H72.829Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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