388.72 REFERRED PAIN OF EAR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 388.72

Short Description: Referred pain of ear

Long Description: Referred otogenic pain

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the sense organs (360–389)
    • Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (380-389)
      • 388 Other disorders of ear
        • 388.72 Referred pain of ear

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 388.72 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Ear - see also condition
    • ache 388.70
      • referred 388.72
  • Earache 388.70
    • referred 388.72
  • Otalgia 388.70
    • referred 388.72

Crosswalk Information

The code 388.72 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
388.72 Right Arrow H92.09 Otalgia, unspecified ear
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
388.00 Degenerative and vascular disorders, unspecified
388.01 Presbyacusis
388.02 Transient ischemic deafness
388.10 Noise effects on inner ear, unspecified
388.11 Acoustic trauma (explosive) to ear
388.12 Noise-induced hearing loss
388.2 Sudden hearing loss, unspecified
388.30 Tinnitus, unspecified
388.31 Subjective tinnitus
388.32 Objective tinnitus
388.40 Abnormal auditory perception, unspecified
388.41 Diplacusis
388.42 Hyperacusis
388.43 Impairment of auditory discrimination
388.44 Auditory recruitment
388.45 Acquired auditory processing disorder
388.5 Disorders of acoustic nerve
388.60 Otorrhea, unspecified
388.61 Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
388.69 Other otorrhea
388.70 Otalgia, unspecified
388.71 Otogenic pain
388.8 Other disorders of ear
388.9 Unspecified disorder of ear


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