Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Internal Codes
  • H72.92

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.93

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H73.001

    Acute myringitis, right ear

  • H73.002

    Acute myringitis, left ear

  • H73.003

    Acute myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.009

    Acute myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.011

    Bullous myringitis, right ear

  • H73.012

    Bullous myringitis, left ear

  • H73.013

    Bullous myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.019

    Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.091

    Other acute myringitis, right ear

  • H73.092

    Other acute myringitis, left ear

  • H73.093

    Other acute myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.099

    Other acute myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.10

    Chronic myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.11

    Chronic myringitis, right ear

  • H73.12

    Chronic myringitis, left ear

  • H73.13

    Chronic myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.20

    Unspecified myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.21

    Unspecified myringitis, right ear

  • H73.22

    Unspecified myringitis, left ear

  • H73.23

    Unspecified myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.811

    Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H73.812

    Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H73.813

    Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H73.819

    Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H73.821

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H73.822

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H73.823

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H73.829

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H73.891

    Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H73.892

    Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H73.893

    Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H73.899

    Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H73.90

    Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H73.91

    Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H73.92

    Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H73.93

    Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H74.01

    Tympanosclerosis, right ear

  • H74.02

    Tympanosclerosis, left ear

  • H74.03

    Tympanosclerosis, bilateral

  • H74.09

    Tympanosclerosis, unspecified ear

  • H74.11

    Adhesive right middle ear disease

  • H74.12

    Adhesive left middle ear disease

  • H74.13

    Adhesive middle ear disease, bilateral

  • H74.19

    Adhesive middle ear disease, unspecified ear

  • H74.20

    Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossicles, unspecified ear

  • H74.21

    Discontinuity and dislocation of right ear ossicles

  • H74.22

    Discontinuity and dislocation of left ear ossicles

  • H74.23

    Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossicles, bilateral

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