Q10
Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
Q10code
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)Q05.0Q05.5Q67.5Q76.0-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
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Subordinate codes 8
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
Medications 2
58 Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases drugs 692 Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities drugs
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