H72.00
H72.00 — Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H72.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H72.00 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H72.0. If H72.00 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H72.00
- Is H72.00 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H72.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H72.00 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75).