Q10.6
BillableOther congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Congenital malformation of lacrimal apparatus NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •inborn errors of metabolismE70-E88
- •cleft lip and cleft palateQ35-Q37
- •congenital malformation of cervical spine, , ,Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4
- •congenital malformation of larynxQ31
- •congenital malformation of lip NECQ38.0
- •congenital malformation of noseQ30
- •congenital malformation of parathyroid glandQ89.2
- •congenital malformation of thyroid glandQ89.2
Related Codes(7)
Q10.0Congenital ptosis
Q10.1Congenital ectropion
Q10.2Congenital entropion
Q10.3Other congenital malformations of eyelid
Q10.4Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.5Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
Q10.7Congenital malformation of orbit
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(221)
SNOMED CT
- Congenital abnormality of lacrimal system13499006
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal system13499006
- Congenital malformation of lacrimal gland13499006
- Eyes wide apart22006008
- Eyes widely set22006008
- Hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital separation excessive22006008
- Congenital absence of salivary gland22589009
- Accessory eyelid24606006
- Congenital small ears35045004
- Microtia35045004
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal gland41620007
- Dacryocele42758002
- Dacryocystocele42758002
- Lacrimal mucocele42758002
- Lacrimal mucocoele42758002
- Lacrimal sac mucocele42758002
- Hypohidrosis45004005
- Hypohydrosis45004005
- Oligohidrosis45004005
- Lacrimal fistula48615000
- Accessory lacrimal canal53697002
- Accessory lacrimal canaliculus53697002
- Accessory lacrimal gland disorder58670006
- Absent salivary secretion87715008
- Aptyalia87715008
- Aptyalism87715008
- Asialia87715008
- Clinical xerostomia87715008
- Dry mouth87715008
- Xerostomia87715008
- Pseudo-Addison's disease91003006
- Salt-losing nephritis91003006
- Salt-losing nephropathy91003006
- Thorn's syndrome91003006
- Congenitally small punctum lacrimale95505003
- Micropunctum lacrimale95505003
- Congenital displacement of punctum lacrimale95506002
- Congenital diverticulum of lacrimal canaliculus95507006
- Congenital abnormality of salivary gland111327006
- Congenital anomaly of salivary gland111327006
- Congenital anomalies of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit204196008
- Congenital preauricular fistula204272007
- Fistula auris congenita204272007
- Preauricular fistula204272007
- Preauricular sinus204272007
- Alacrima253215004
- Atresia of lacrimal puncta253217007
- Atresia of lacrimal punctum253217007
- Imperforate lacrimal punctum253217007
- Imperforate punctum lacrimale253217007
- Supernumerary lacrimal punctum253218002
- Congenital lacrimal fistula253220004
- Atresia of nasolacrimal duct278530008
- Eyelid malposition404625000
- Lacrimal anlage duct417161008
- Supernumerary canaliculus417161008
- Congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage system420049001
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal drainage system420049001
- Dysgenesis of lacrimal punctum422731002
- Ectopic lacrimal papilla423270001
- Congenital ectopia of lacrimal punctum424087001
- Aplasia of lacrimal and salivary gland715656004
- Congenital aplasia of lacrimal gland co-occurrent with congenital aplasia of salivary gland715656004
- Isolated congenital alacrima717262004
- Balikova Vermeesch syndrome724139004
- Microtia, eye coloboma, imperforation of nasolacrimal duct syndrome724139004
- Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure724513009
- Congenital dacryocele726334003
- Congenital dacryocoele726334003
- Congenital malposition of eyelid726406009
- Intellectual disability, alacrima, achalasia syndrome763741001
- HPPD (hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness) syndrome773667003
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness syndrome773667003
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, hearing loss syndrome773667003
- Bilateral congenital dacryocele890412002
- Bilateral congenital dacryocoele890412002
- Congenital dacryocele of bilateral lacrimal sacs890412002
- Congenital dacryocele of both lacrimal sacs890412002
- Congenital dacryocoele of bilateral lacrimal sacs890412002
- Congenital dacryocoele of both lacrimal sacs890412002
- Congenital hypoplasia of lacrimal gland1144882008
- HELIX (hypohidrosis, electrolyte imbalance, lacrimal gland dysfunction, ichthyosis, xerostomia) syndrome1217380005
- HELIX syndrome1217380005
- Hypohidrosis, electrolyte imbalance, lacrimal gland dysfunction, ichthyosis, xerostomia syndrome1217380005
- Congenital lacrimal punctum membrane1217623004
- Congenital membrane of lacrimal punctum1217623004
- Congenital cyst of nasolacrimal duct1230269002
- Nasolacrimal duct cyst1230269002
- Bilateral congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage systems15988311000119102
- Congenital abnormality of bilateral lacrimal drainage systems15988311000119102
- Congenital abnormality of both lacrimal drainage systems15988311000119102
- Congenital anomaly of bilateral lacrimal drainage systems15988311000119102
- Bilateral dacryops346361000119104
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of bilateral eyes346361000119104
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of both eyes346361000119104
- Congenital abnormality of left lacrimal drainage system15988231000119100
- Congenital anomaly of left lacrimal drainage system15988231000119100
- Congenital abnormality of right lacrimal drainage system15988271000119102
- Congenital anomaly of right lacrimal drainage system15988271000119102
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of left eye341101000119109
- Left dacryops341101000119109
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of right eye335491000119109
- Right dacryops335491000119109
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of bilateral eyes15977951000119106
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of both eyes15977951000119106
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of left eye680711000119102
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of right eye679551000119109
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Nasolacrimal duct cyst
- Bilateral congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage systems
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of both eyes
- Ectopic lacrimal papilla
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of bilateral eyes
- Congenital preauricular fistula
- Pseudo-Addison's disease
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal system
- Orbital separation excessive
- Aptyalia
- Congenital malformation of lacrimal gland
- Lacrimal sac mucocele
- Congenital anomaly of bilateral lacrimal drainage systems
- Congenital dacryocele
- Congenital diverticulum of lacrimal canaliculus
- Congenital abnormality of bilateral lacrimal drainage systems
- Congenital aplasia of lacrimal gland co-occurrent with congenital aplasia of salivary gland
- Microtia, eye coloboma, imperforation of nasolacrimal duct syndrome
- Accessory lacrimal canaliculus
- Salt-losing nephritis
- Xerostomia
- Dacryocystocele
- Dacryocele
- Isolated congenital alacrima
- Atresia of lacrimal punctum
- Imperforate punctum lacrimale
- Eyes wide apart
- Congenital ectopia of lacrimal punctum
- Congenital abnormality of salivary gland
- Congenital dacryocele of bilateral lacrimal sacs
- Lacrimal mucocoele
- Lacrimal anlage duct
- Lacrimal fistula
- Lacrimal mucocele
- Bilateral congenital dacryocele
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital malformation of lacrimal apparatus NOS
- Atresia of nasolacrimal duct
- Congenital anomalies of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
- Aptyalism
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal gland
- Intellectual disability, alacrima, achalasia syndrome
- Microtia
- Congenital abnormality of both lacrimal drainage systems
- Orbital hypertelorism
- HELIX (hypohidrosis, electrolyte imbalance, lacrimal gland dysfunction, ichthyosis, xerostomia) syndrome
- Asialia
- Eyes widely set
- Congenital displacement of punctum lacrimale
- Congenital abnormality of lacrimal system
- Congenital abnormality of left lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital abnormality of right lacrimal drainage system
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of left eye
- Hypertelorism
- Eyelid malposition
- Imperforate lacrimal punctum
- Alacrima
- Congenital dacryocoele
- Congenital hypoplasia of lacrimal gland
- Bilateral congenital dacryocoele
- HELIX syndrome
- Salt-losing nephropathy
- Congenitally small punctum lacrimale
- Oligohidrosis
- Fistula auris congenita
- Accessory lacrimal gland disorder
- Congenital lacrimal punctum membrane
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of bilateral eyes
- Congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness syndrome
- Congenital dacryocoele of bilateral lacrimal sacs
- Right dacryops
- Supernumerary lacrimal punctum
- Congenital anomaly of salivary gland
- Preauricular fistula
- Accessory lacrimal canal
- Absent salivary secretion
- Dysgenesis of lacrimal punctum
- Supernumerary canaliculus
- Hypohidrosis, electrolyte imbalance, lacrimal gland dysfunction, ichthyosis, xerostomia syndrome
- Congenital dacryocoele of both lacrimal sacs
- Congenital cyst of nasolacrimal duct
- Hypohydrosis
- HPPD (hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness) syndrome
- Congenital malposition of eyelid
- Congenital absence of salivary gland
- Clinical xerostomia
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of both eyes
- Preauricular sinus
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, hearing loss syndrome
- Congenital dacryocele of both lacrimal sacs
- Congenital lacrimal fistula
- Left dacryops
- Hypohidrosis
- Atresia of lacrimal puncta
- Bilateral dacryops
- Congenital anomaly of left lacrimal drainage system
- Aplasia of lacrimal and salivary gland
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of left eye
- Congenital small ears
- Accessory eyelid
- Balikova Vermeesch syndrome
- Thorn's syndrome
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of right eye
- Dry mouth
- Micropunctum lacrimale
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of right eye
- Congenital membrane of lacrimal punctum
- Congenital anomaly of right lacrimal drainage system
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus?
The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus is Q10.6. The full clinical description is "Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus". Q10.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Q10.6 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Q10.6 represents “Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Q10.6 a billable code?
Yes, Q10.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Q10.6 in?
Q10.6 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).
What codes cannot be used with Q10.6?
Q10.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2); cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does Q10.6 map to?
Q10.6 maps to 52 SNOMED CT concepts: 87715008, 24606006, 53697002, 58670006, 253215004, and 47 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Q10.6?
Q10.6 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2910115, C0477979. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Q10.6 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q10.6?
Q10.6 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA14.Z (Structural developmental anomalies of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus or orbit, unspecified).
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