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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC perforation -- as may result from otitis externa or otitis media(ear infection)
*This code is for NONTRAUMATIC perforation -- as may result from otitis externa or otitis media(ear infection)
*When the perforation is due to trauma, instead use code '''[[Ear drum (tympanic membrane), rupture, injury/trauma]]'''
*When the perforation is due to trauma, instead use code '''[[Eardrum (tympanic membrane), rupture, injury/trauma]]'''


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
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