Diagnosis Code

Q10.5 CONGENITAL STENOSIS AND STRICTURE OF LACRIMAL DUCT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q10.5

Short Description: Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

Long Description: Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

The code Q10.5 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)
        • Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Complete obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Complete obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Complete obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Congenital blocked tear duct of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital blocked tear duct of left eye
  • Congenital blocked tear duct of right eye
  • Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
  • Congenital obstruction of lacrimal canal
  • Congenital stenosis of nasolacrimal duct
  • Familial congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
  • Obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Obstruction of lacrimal canaliculus
  • Obstruction of nasolacrimal duct
  • Obstruction of nasolacrimal duct
  • Stenosis of nasolacrimal duct

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q10.5 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q10.5 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
Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit


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