{"code":"H72.819","type":"code","title":"Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear","codeAlso":[],"includes":["persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum","postinflammatory perforation of ear drum"],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":["any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)"],"excludes1":["acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-)","traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-)"],"excludes2":[],"isBillable":true,"fyEffectivity":{"fy2026":true,"fy2027":true},"inclusionTerms":[],"useAdditionalCode":[],"clinicalDefinition":"Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H72.819). Includes: persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum; postinflammatory perforation of ear drum. Excludes1 (not coded here): acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-); traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-). Code first: any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-).","officialDefinition":"Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H72.819). Includes: persistent post-traumatic perforation of ear drum; postinflammatory perforation of ear drum. Excludes1 (not coded here): acute suppurative otitis media with rupture of the tympanic membrane (H66.01-); traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2-). Code first: any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-).","seventhCharacterInstructions":[],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":""}