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
  • H72.811

    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.812

    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.813

    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H72.819

    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.82

    Total perforations of tympanic membrane

  • H72.821

    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.822

    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.823

    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H72.829

    Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.9

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane

  • H72.90

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.91

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.92

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.93

    Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H73

    Other disorders of tympanic membrane

  • H73.0

    Acute myringitis

  • H73.00

    Unspecified acute myringitis

  • H73.001

    Acute myringitis, right ear

  • H73.002

    Acute myringitis, left ear

  • H73.003

    Acute myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.009

    Acute myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.01

    Bullous myringitis

  • H73.011

    Bullous myringitis, right ear

  • H73.012

    Bullous myringitis, left ear

  • H73.013

    Bullous myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.019

    Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.09

    Other acute myringitis

  • 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

  • H73.1

    Chronic myringitis

  • H73.10

    Chronic myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.11

    Chronic myringitis, right ear

  • H73.12

    Chronic myringitis, left ear

  • H73.13

    Chronic myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.2

    Unspecified myringitis

  • H73.20

    Unspecified myringitis, unspecified ear

  • H73.21

    Unspecified myringitis, right ear

  • H73.22

    Unspecified myringitis, left ear

  • H73.23

    Unspecified myringitis, bilateral

  • H73.8

    Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane

  • H73.81

    Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane

  • 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

  • H73.82

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane

  • H73.821

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H73.822

    Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left ear

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