H04.619 - Lacrimal fistula unspecified lacrimal passage
| ICD-10: | H04.619 |
| Short Description: | Lacrimal fistula unspecified lacrimal passage |
| Long Description: | Lacrimal fistula unspecified lacrimal passage |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
H04.619 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of lacrimal fistula unspecified lacrimal passage. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like H04.619 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acquired lacrimal fistula
- Chronic dacryocystitis
- Chronic dacryocystitis with fistula formation
- Chronic inflammation of lacrimal passage
- Lacrimal fistula
- Lacrimal fistula
- Lacrimal gland fistula
- Lacrimal sac fistula
- Lacrimal sac fistula
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| H04.619 | 375.61 - Lacrimal fistula | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
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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)
