FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016neonatal dacryocystitis (P39.1)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
neonatal dacryocystitis (P39.1)
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H04.0 | Dacryoadenitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.1 | Other disorders of lacrimal gland | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.2 | Epiphora | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.4 | Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passages | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.5 | Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.6 | Other changes of lacrimal passages | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.8 | Other disorders of lacrimal system | Category · further specificity required |
| H04.9 | Disorder of lacrimal system, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · abscess of lacrimal passages (H04.3)
Excludes 2 · cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
Excludes 2 · cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)