ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q10.4
Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q10.4
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q10 — Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q10.4 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus. 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 Q10
- Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
- Q10.0Congenital ptosis
- Q10.1Congenital ectropion
- Q10.2Congenital entropion
- Q10.3Other congenital malformations of eyelid
- Q10.5Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
- Q10.6Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
- Q10.7Congenital malformation of orbit
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