ICD-10-CM Code H04.2
Epiphora
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H04.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H04.2 that describes the diagnosis 'epiphora' in more detail.
- H04.2 Epiphora NON-BILLABLE
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- H04.211 Epiphora due to excess lacrimation, right lacrimal gland BILLABLE
- H04.212 Epiphora due to excess lacrimation, left lacrimal gland BILLABLE
- H04.213 Epiphora due to excess lacrimation, bilateral lacrimal glands BILLABLE
- H04.219 Epiphora due to excess lacrimation, unspecified lacrimal gland BILLABLE
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- H04.221 Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, right lacrimal gland BILLABLE
- H04.222 Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, left lacrimal gland BILLABLE
- H04.223 Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, bilateral lacrimal glands BILLABLE
- H04.229 Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, unspecified lacrimal gland BILLABLE
The ICD code H042 is used to code Epiphora (medicine)
Epiphora is an overflow of tears onto the face. A clinical sign or condition that constitutes insufficient tear film drainage from the eyes in that tears will drain down the face rather than through the nasolacrimal system.
| ICD 9 Code: | 375.2 |
Parent Code: H04 - Disorders of lacrimal system