Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 384.81
Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane
  • Short description: Atrophic flaccid tympan.
  • ICD-9-CM 384.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 384.81 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 384.81.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 384.81: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 384.81 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H73.819 Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atrophic flaccid eardrum
  • Bilat atrophic flaccid eardrum
  • Bilateral atrophic flaccid tympanic membranes
  • Both sides atrophic flaccid eardrum
  • Left atrophic flaccid eardrum
  • Left atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane
  • Right atrophic flaccid eardrum
  • Right atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane
Applies To
  • Healed perforation of ear drum
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 384.81:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • tympanic membrane (nonflaccid) 384.82
      • flaccid 384.81
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • attic, ear 384.22
      • healed 384.81
    • tympanum (membrane) (persistent posttraumatic) (postinflammatory) 384.20
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