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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H04.4 Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passages

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H04.4 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic 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 H04.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Dacryocystitis
    • chronic
  • Lacrimal:
    • canaliculitis chronic
    • mucocele chronic

H04.4 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

H04.4Kronisk inflammation i tårvägarna

NorwayICD-10-NO

H04.4Kronisk betennelse i tåreveier

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH044Kronisk betændelse i tåreapparat

  • DH044AKronisk betændelse i tårekanal
  • DH044CMucocele lacrimalis
FinlandICD-10-FI

H04.4Pitkäaikainen kyynelteiden tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H04.4Chronische Entzündung der Tränenwege

FranceICD-10-FR

H04.4Inflammation chronique des voies lacrymales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H04.4chronische ontsteking van traanwegen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H04.411Chronic dacryocystitis of right lacrimal passage
  • H04.412Chronic dacryocystitis of left lacrimal passage
  • H04.413Chronic dacryocystitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
  • H04.419Chronic dacryocystitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
  • H04.421Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of right lacrimal passage
  • H04.422Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of left lacrimal passage
  • H04.423Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
  • H04.429Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
  • and 4 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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