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Q10.0

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Congenital ptosis

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

What This Code Means

A birth defect where the eyelid droops due to weakness or underdevelopment of the muscles that lift the eyelid.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify laterality (right, left, or bilateral) in documentation to support accurate coding
  • •Distinguish from acquired ptosis (H02.4) which develops after birth

Code Hierarchy

└Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit└Q10.0Congenital ptosis
└Q10.0Congenital ptosis

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