S09.2
S09.2: Traumatic rupture of ear drum
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S09.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic rupture of ear drum. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)
Other codes that can never be billed with S09.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S09.2
3 child codes. Green means billable.