H04.33 - Acute lacrimal canaliculitis
| ICD-10: | H04.33 |
| Short Description: | Acute lacrimal canaliculitis |
| Long Description: | Acute lacrimal canaliculitis |
| Status: | Not Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
H04.33 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of acute lacrimal canaliculitis. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding for Acute lacrimal canaliculitis
Non-specific codes like H04.33 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for acute lacrimal canaliculitis:
- BILLABLE CODE - Use H04.331 for Acute lacrimal canaliculitis of right lacrimal passage
- BILLABLE CODE - Use H04.332 for Acute lacrimal canaliculitis of left lacrimal passage
- BILLABLE CODE - Use H04.333 for Acute lacrimal canaliculitis of bilateral lacrimal passages
- BILLABLE CODE - Use H04.339 for Acute lacrimal canaliculitis of unspecified lacrimal passage
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Canaliculitis (lacrimal) (acute) (subacute) - H04.33
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
