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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Broken Ear Drum

ICD-10 Coding for Broken Ear Drum

S09.2
H72
H66.01

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for broken ear drum includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Ruptured Ear Drum
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Broken Ear Drum

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Broken Ear Drum

Use ICD-10 code S09.2 for injury of ear, unspecified, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Injury of ear, unspecified

Non-Billable
S09.2
Non-Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

  • • Presence of trauma history and jagged perforation

Applicable To

  • • Traumatic rupture of tympanic membrane

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation specifies the traumatic nature and mechanism.

Perforation of tympanic membrane

Non-Billable
H72
Non-Billable

Applicable To

  • • Non-traumatic perforation

Important Notes

  • • Document the absence of trauma and chronicity.

Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum

Non-Billable
H66.01
Non-Billable

Applicable To

  • • Rupture due to acute infection

Important Notes

  • • Ensure linkage between infection and perforation is documented.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

W29.0XXA

Contact with sharp object

Use to specify the mechanism of injury.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for a broken ear drum?

The ICD-10 code for a traumatic broken ear drum is S09.2, while non-traumatic cases use H72.

How do you code a traumatic ear drum perforation?

Use S09.2 for traumatic perforations, ensuring to include an external cause code for the injury mechanism.

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