H73.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute myringitis. It is a four-character subcategory of H73 (Other disorders 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 H73.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acute tympanitis
- Bullous myringitis
What H73.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- with otitis media H65-H66
H73.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H73.0Akut myringit
H73.0Akutt myringitt
DH730Akut trommehindebetændelse
- DH730ABulløs trommehindebetændelse
H73.0Akuutti tärykalvon tulehdus
H73.0Akute Myringitis
H73.0Myringite [tympanite] aigüe
H73.0acute myringitis
Listed through more specific codes:
- H73.001Acute myringitis, right ear
- H73.002Acute myringitis, left ear
- H73.003Acute myringitis, bilateral
- H73.009Acute myringitis, unspecified ear
- H73.011Bullous myringitis, right ear
- H73.012Bullous myringitis, left ear
- H73.013Bullous myringitis, bilateral
- H73.019Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear
- and 4 more national subcodes
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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