H02.23
Header — not billableParalytic lagophthalmos
The ICD-10 code for paralytic lagophthalmos is H02.23.
H02.23 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H02.23
- H02.231Paralytic lagophthalmos right upper eyelid
- H02.232Paralytic lagophthalmos right lower eyelid
- H02.233Paralytic lagophthalmos right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.234Paralytic lagophthalmos left upper eyelid
- H02.235Paralytic lagophthalmos left lower eyelid
- H02.236Paralytic lagophthalmos left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.239Paralytic lagophthalmos unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.23AParalytic lagophthalmos right eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H02.23BParalytic lagophthalmos left eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H02.23CParalytic lagophthalmos, bilateral, upper and lower eyelids
Related codes in this category
- H02.20Unspecified lagophthalmosnon-billable header
- H02.21Cicatricial lagophthalmosnon-billable header
- H02.22Mechanical lagophthalmosnon-billable header
- H02.23Paralytic lagophthalmosnon-billable header