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H73.01

H73.01Bullous myringitis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H73.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bullous myringitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H73.01

These are not written on H73.01, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H73.01 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H73.0 Acute myringitis

  • acute myringitis with otitis media (H65, H66)

Risk adjustment

H73.01 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 history

H73.01 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead H73.01

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H73.0. If H73.01 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H73.01

Is H73.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. H73.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H73.01 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).
What cannot be coded together with H73.01?
H73.01 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H73.01 (H73.0) and apply to it just the same.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.