Is H72.2X a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H72.2X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H72.2X 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).

H72.2X

H72.2X — Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H72.2X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

H72.2X 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.

Code to one of these instead H72.2X

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H72.2X1Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear
H72.2X2Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear
H72.2X3Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral
H72.2X9Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

Questions about H72.2X

Is H72.2X a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H72.2X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H72.2X 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).