H04.5 — Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages
Is H04.5 billable?
No — H04.5 is a non-billable header code. H04.5 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 28 billable codes beneath H04.5.
Billable codes under this header
- H04.511Dacryolith of right lacrimal passage
- H04.512Dacryolith of left lacrimal passage
- H04.513Dacryolith of bilateral lacrimal passages
- H04.519Dacryolith of unspecified lacrimal passage
- H04.521Eversion of right lacrimal punctum
- H04.522Eversion of left lacrimal punctum
- H04.523Eversion of bilateral lacrimal punctum
- H04.529Eversion of unspecified lacrimal punctum
- H04.531Neonatal obstruction of right nasolacrimal duct
- H04.532Neonatal obstruction of left nasolacrimal duct
- H04.533Neonatal obstruction of bilateral nasolacrimal duct
- H04.539Neonatal obstruction of unspecified nasolacrimal duct
- H04.541Stenosis of right lacrimal canaliculi
- H04.542Stenosis of left lacrimal canaliculi
- H04.543Stenosis of bilateral lacrimal canaliculi
- H04.549Stenosis of unspecified lacrimal canaliculi
- H04.551Acquired stenosis of right nasolacrimal duct
- H04.552Acquired stenosis of left nasolacrimal duct
- H04.553Acquired stenosis of bilateral nasolacrimal duct
- H04.559Acquired stenosis of unspecified nasolacrimal duct
- H04.561Stenosis of right lacrimal punctum
- H04.562Stenosis of left lacrimal punctum
- H04.563Stenosis of bilateral lacrimal punctum
- H04.569Stenosis of unspecified lacrimal punctum
- H04.571Stenosis of right lacrimal sac
- H04.572Stenosis of left lacrimal sac
- H04.573Stenosis of bilateral lacrimal sac
- H04.579Stenosis of unspecified lacrimal sac
H04.5 at a glance
| Code | H04.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H04
The conditions below can never be reported together with H04.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital malformations of lacrimal system (Q10.4-Q10.6)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H04.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H04.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H00-H05
The conditions below are not part of H04.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H04.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H04.5? (7)
- H04.51Dacryolithnot billable
- H04.52Eversion of lacrimal punctumnot billable
- H04.53Neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal ductnot billable
- H04.54Stenosis of lacrimal canaliculinot billable
- H04.55Acquired stenosis of nasolacrimal ductnot billable
- H04.56Stenosis of lacrimal punctumnot billable
- H04.57Stenosis of lacrimal sacnot billable
How long has H04.5 existed?
H04.5 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the H04 family? (8)
- H04.0Dacryoadenitisnot billable
- H04.1Other disorders of lacrimal glandnot billable
- H04.2Epiphoranot billable
- H04.3Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passagesnot billable
- H04.4Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passagesnot billable
- H04.6Other changes of lacrimal passagesnot billable
- H04.8Other disorders of lacrimal systemnot billable
- H04.9Disorder of lacrimal system, unspecified