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384.21 - Central Perforation Of Tympanic Membrane


The ICD 9 Code for Central perforation of tympanic membrane is listed as 384.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 384.21
Long Description: Central perforation of tympanic membrane
Short Description: Cent perf tympanic memb
Chapter: Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs
Block: Diseases Of The Ear And Mastoid Process (380-389)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: H72.00 - Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 384.21:
384.20 - Perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified
384.22 - Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
384.23 - Other marginal perforation of tympanic membrane
384.24 - Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane
384.25 - Total perforation of tympanic membrane