H04 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of lacrimal system. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H00–H06 (Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VII · H00–H59
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H04 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- congenital malformations of lacrimal system Q10.4-Q10.6
Subcodes of H04
- H04.0Dacryoadenitis
- H04.1Other disorders of lacrimal gland
- H04.2Epiphora
- H04.3Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages
- H04.4Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passages
- H04.5Stenosis and insufficiency of lacrimal passages
- H04.6Other changes in lacrimal passages
- H04.8Other disorders of lacrimal system
- H04.9Disorder of lacrimal system, unspecified
H04 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DH04Sygdomme i tåreapparatet
H04Kyynelelinten sairaudet
H04Affektionen des Tränenapparates
H04Affections de l'appareil lacrymal
H04aandoeningen van traanapparaat
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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