Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane

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:

H73.811 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

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 Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane

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.

Disease, diseased > tympanum
Sclerosis, sclerotic > choroid
Disorder > choroid > degeneration
Disorder > tympanic membrane > atrophy
Degeneration, degenerative > chorioretinal
Degeneration, degenerative > Bruch's membrane
Atrophy, atrophic > tympanic membrane > flaccid

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H73.82	Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane	Not billable
H73.89	Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane	Not billable