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H04.42 - Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis


The ICD 10 Code for Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis is listed as H04.42.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H04.42
Description: Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)
Parent H04.4 - Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passages
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H04.42:
H04.421 - Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of right lacrimal passage
H04.422 - Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of left lacrimal passage
H04.423 - Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
H04.429 - Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H04.42:
H04.41 - Chronic dacryocystitis
H04.43 - Chronic lacrimal mucocele