Bullous myringitis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H73.011 Bullous myringitis, right ear
H73.012 Bullous myringitis, left ear
H73.013 Bullous myringitis, bilateral
H73.019 Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Bullous myringitis

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Tympanitis
Myringitis > bullous
Disease, diseased > tympanum
Disorder > tympanic membrane > infection
Infection, infected, infective > tympanic membrane NEC
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > tympanic membrane
Myringitis > acute > bullous

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H73.00	Unspecified acute myringitis	Not billable
H73.09	Other acute myringitis	Not billable