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H04.149

Billable

Primary lacrimal gland atrophy, unspecified lacrimal gland

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Wasting or shrinking of a tear gland due to a primary disease process, but the specific side is not documented or specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Query provider if possible to obtain specific laterality for more precise coding

Code Hierarchy

└H04Disorders of lacrimal system└H04.1Other disorders of lacrimal gland└H04.14Primary lacrimal gland atrophy└H04.149Primary lacrimal gland atrophy, unspecified lacrimal gland
└H04.149Primary lacrimal gland atrophy, unspecified lacrimal gland

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