Q10.5

Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 9 never code together

Q10code

Excludes1

cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)Q11.2
cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)Q87.0

Q10-Q18block

Excludes2

cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)Q35-Q37
congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)Q05.0 Q05.5 Q67.5 Q76.0-Q76.4
congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)Q31.-
congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)Q38.0
congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)Q30.-
congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2
congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes

No further instructional notes apply.

Index entries leading here 5

Closure
- lacrimal duct — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
Dacryostenosis — see also Stenosis, lacrimal
- congenital Q10.5
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- lacrimal (passages) (duct)
  - congenital Q10.5
- nasolacrimal duct — see also Obstruction, lacrimal
  - congenital Q10.5
Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) — see also Stricture
- lacrimal (passage)
  - congenital Q10.5
- lacrimonasal duct — see Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
- nasal duct — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
- nasolacrimal duct — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
Stricture — see also Stenosis
- lacrimal passages — see also Stenosis, lacrimal
  - congenital Q10.5
- nasal duct — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
- nasolacrimal duct — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, duct
  - congenital Q10.5
- punctum lacrimale — see also Stenosis, lacrimal, punctum
  - congenital Q10.5

Alongside this code 7 same parent — Q10

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 Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit

Medications 1

692 Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities drugs

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: Q10
Block: Q10-Q18
Siblings: 7

Present FY2024–FY2027.