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Answer:
When coding the phrase bilateral multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane, the term to reference in the index is membrane is a false statement. The reference in the index would be the perforation.
Explanation:
The index arranged alphabetically denotes the medical or the diagnostic term. In the ICD-10 CM Alphabetical index, under the parent diagnostic term of perforation, there are around 53 terms in the ICD-10 coding system. The ICD code is then built based on this parent reference term from the index according to the cause, location, sides involved, types, condition etc.
The 2020 ICD-10 CM code for bilateral multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane is H72. 93.
The code H72 is the reference code for eardrum or tympanic membrane perforation or rupture.
