ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00–H59
H04.222
Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, left side
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Quick facts
- Code
- H04.222
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 7 — Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Category
- H04 — Disorders of lacrimal system
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H04.222 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of epiphora due to insufficient drainage, left side. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H04
- H04Disorders of lacrimal system
- H04.0Dacryoadenitis
- H04.00Unspecified dacryoadenitis
- H04.001Unspecified dacryoadenitis, right lacrimal gland
- H04.002Unspecified dacryoadenitis, left lacrimal gland
- H04.003Unspecified dacryoadenitis, bilateral lacrimal glands
- H04.009Unspecified dacryoadenitis, unspecified lacrimal gland
- H04.01Acute dacryoadenitis
- H04.011Acute dacryoadenitis, right lacrimal gland
- H04.012Acute dacryoadenitis, left lacrimal gland
- H04.013Acute dacryoadenitis, bilateral lacrimal glands
- H04.019Acute dacryoadenitis, unspecified lacrimal gland
- H04.02Chronic dacryoadenitis
- H04.021Chronic dacryoadenitis, right lacrimal gland
- H04.022Chronic dacryoadenitis, left lacrimal gland
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