H72 ICD-10-CA category: Perforation of tympanic membrane
H72 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in H72
H72 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for H72
As CIHI prints them, with any note H72 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Perforation of ear drum:• persistent post-traumatic• postinflammatory
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Traumatic rupture of ear drum (S09.2)
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Where H72 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
- 2Block H65-H75Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
- 3Category H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is H72 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. H72 (Perforation of tympanic membrane) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is H72 in ICD-10-CA?
H72 sits under H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid, within Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95).
What coding notes apply to H72?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for H72, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside H72
View H65-H75H65Nonsuppurative otitis mediaH66Suppurative and unspecified otitis mediaH67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhereH68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionH69Other disorders of Eustachian tubeH70Mastoiditis and related conditionsH71Cholesteatoma of middle earH73Other disorders of tympanic membraneH74Other disorders of middle ear and mastoidH75Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere