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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H04.3 Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages

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H04.3 is the ICD-10 code for Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages. It is a four-character subcategory of H04 (Disorders of lacrimal system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H04.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Dacryocystitis (phlegmonous)
    • acute, subacute or unspecified
  • Dacryopericystitis
    • acute, subacute or unspecified
  • Lacrimal canaliculitis
    • acute, subacute or unspecified

What H04.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • neonatal dacryocystitis P39.1

H04.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H04.3Akut och ospecificerad inflammation i tårvägarna

NorwayICD-10-NO

H04.3Akutt og uspesifisert betennelse i tåreveier

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH043Akut eller ikke specificeret betændelse i tåreveje

  • DH043AAkut betændelse i tårekanal
  • DH043BBetændelse i tårekanal UNS
  • DH043CAkut betændelse i tåresæk
  • DH043DBetændelse i tåresæk UNS
  • DH043EDacryopericystitis acuta
  • DH043FDacryopericystitis UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

H04.3Akuutti tai määrittämätön kyynelteiden tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H04.3Akute und nicht näher bezeichnete Entzündung der Tränenwege

FranceICD-10-FR

H04.3Inflammation aigüe et sans précision des voies lacrymales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H04.3acute en niet-gespecificeerde ontsteking van traanwegen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H04.301Unspecified dacryocystitis of right lacrimal passage
  • H04.302Unspecified dacryocystitis of left lacrimal passage
  • H04.303Unspecified dacryocystitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
  • H04.309Unspecified dacryocystitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
  • H04.311Phlegmonous dacryocystitis of right lacrimal passage
  • H04.312Phlegmonous dacryocystitis of left lacrimal passage
  • H04.313Phlegmonous dacryocystitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
  • H04.319Phlegmonous dacryocystitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
  • and 8 more national subcodes

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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