H04.53
Header — not billableNeonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct
The ICD-10 code for neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct is H04.53.
H04.53 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct (Q10.5)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H04.51Dacryolithnon-billable header
- H04.52Eversion of lacrimal punctumnon-billable header
- H04.54Stenosis of lacrimal canaliculinon-billable header
- H04.55Acquired stenosis of nasolacrimal ductnon-billable header
- H04.56Stenosis of lacrimal punctumnon-billable header
- H04.57Stenosis of lacrimal sacnon-billable header
- H04.53Neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal ductnon-billable header