H72Perforation of tympanic membrane
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use H72 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VIII
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Group H65-H75
- Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thủng màng nhĩ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: perforation of ear drum: persistent post- traumatic postinflammatory Excl.: traumatic rupture of
Related H72 codes
H72.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Central perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attic perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other perforations of tympanic membrane
H72.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
