ICD-10-CM Codes
Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Q10- Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q10.4

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q10.4

Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

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Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Q10.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Q10.4 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q10.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q10.4 may differ.

Applicable To

Congenital absence of punctum lacrimale

The following code(s) above Q10.4 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to Q10.4:

Q00-Q99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Note
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q10-Q18
2021 ICD-10-CM Range Q10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Type 2 Excludes
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Q10
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q10
Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
Type 1 Excludes
- cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)
- cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)
Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit

Approximate Synonyms

Congenital absence of lacrimal drainage structure
Lacrimal apparatus agenesis

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

Q10.4 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Q10.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert Q10.4 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to Q10.4:

Type 1 Excludes: H04

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H04
Disorders of lacrimal system
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital malformations of lacrimal system (Q10.4-Q10.6)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q10.4:

Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- canaliculus lacrimalis, congenital Q10.4
- punctum lacrimale Q10.4 (congenital)
Agenesis
- canaliculus lacrimalis Q10.4
- lacrimal apparatus Q10.4
- punctum lacrimale Q10.4
Atresia, atretic
- lacrimal apparatus Q10.4

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q10.4

Q07.01 …… with spina bifida

Q07.02 …… with hydrocephalus

Q07.03 …… with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

Q07.8 Other specified congenital malformations of nervous system

Q07.9 Congenital malformation of nervous system, unspecified

Q10 Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit

Q10.0 Congenital ptosis

Q10.1 Congenital ectropion

Q10.2 Congenital entropion

Q10.3 Other congenital malformations of eyelid

Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus

Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit

Q11 Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmos

Q11.0 Cystic eyeball

Q11.1 Other anophthalmos

Q11.2 Microphthalmos

Q11.3 Macrophthalmos

Q12 Congenital lens malformations

Q12.0 Congenital cataract

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q10.4

Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit

Disorders of lacrimal system