Is H73.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H73.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H73.81 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).

H73.81

H73.81 — Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H73.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

H73.81 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 H73.81

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H73.811Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, right ear
H73.812Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, left ear
H73.813Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, bilateral
H73.819Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H73.8. If H73.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H73.82Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane
H73.89Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane

Questions about H73.81

Is H73.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H73.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H73.81 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).