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H04

Non-billable

Disorders of lacrimal system

Disorders of lacrimal system

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H00-H05

Child Codes

9

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • congenital malformations of lacrimal system (Q10.4-Q10.6)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
  • open wound of eyelid (S01.1-)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-, S00.2-)

Child Codes (9)

H04.0

Dacryoadenitis

H04.1

Other disorders of lacrimal gland

H04.2

Epiphora

H04.3

Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages

H04.4

Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passages

H04.5

Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages

H04.6

Other changes of lacrimal passages

H04.8

Other disorders of lacrimal system

H04.9

Disorder of lacrimal system, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code H04?

ICD-10-CM code H04 represents "Disorders of lacrimal system". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H04 a billable code?

No, H04 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under H04.

What chapter is H04 in?

H04 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

What codes cannot be used with H04?

H04 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital malformations of lacrimal system (Q10.4-Q10.6).

What are the subcategories under H04?

H04 has 9 child codes, including: H04.0 (Dacryoadenitis), H04.1 (Other disorders of lacrimal gland), H04.2 (Epiphora), H04.3 (Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages), and 5 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H04?

H04 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0022904. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.