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Q10.5

Billable

Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

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 tear duct is abnormally narrowed or blocked, restricting the flow of tears from the eye.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify laterality (right, left, or bilateral) if documented in the medical record
  • •Distinguish from acquired stenosis which would use different coding (H04.5x)

Code Hierarchy

└Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit└Q10.5Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
└Q10.5Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

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