Diagnosis Code

Q10.4 ABSENCE AND AGENESIS OF LACRIMAL APPARATUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q10.4

Short Description: Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

Long Description: Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

The code Q10.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
      • Congenital malform of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit (Q10)
        • Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Ablepharon
  • Ablepharon
  • Agenesis of nasolacrimal duct
  • Agenesis of punctum lacrimale
  • Congenital absence of lacrimal drainage structure
  • Congenital absence of lacrimal drainage structure
  • Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure
  • Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure
  • Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure
  • Congenital complete absence of nasolacrimal drainage system
  • Dysgenesis of lacrimal punctum
  • Dysgenesis of lacrimal punctum
  • Lower lacrimal punctum finding
  • Partial ablepharon
  • Partial ablepharon
  • Ptosis, upper ocular movement limitation, absence of lacrimal punctum syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q10.4 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q10.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Congenital absence of punctum lacrimale

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q10.4 Right Arrow 743.65 Spec lacrimal pass anom

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q10 Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
Q10.0 Congenital ptosis
Q10.1 Congenital ectropion
Q10.2 Congenital entropion
Q10.3 Other congenital malformations of eyelid
Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023