2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q10.6Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
ICD-10-CM Codes›Q00-Q99›Q10-Q18›Q10
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- POA Exempt
- Chronic Condition
Q10.6 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 124 through 125. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face, neck.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Q10.6 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18).
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Accessory eyelid
- Accessory lacrimal canal
- Accessory lacrimal gland disorder
- Alacrima
- Aplasia of lacrimal and salivary gland
- Atresia of nasolacrimal duct
- Bilateral congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage systems
- Bilateral congenital dacryocele
- Congenital abnormality of lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital absence of salivary gland
- Congenital anomalies of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal gland
- Congenital anomaly of lacrimal system
- Congenital anomaly of left lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital anomaly of right lacrimal drainage system
- Congenital anomaly of salivary gland
- Congenital aplasia of lacrimal structure
- Congenital dacryocele
- Congenital displacement of punctum lacrimale
- Congenital diverticulum of lacrimal canaliculus
- Congenital ectopia of lacrimal punctum
- Congenital hypoplasia of lacrimal gland
- Congenital lacrimal fistula
- Congenital lacrimal punctum membrane
- Congenital malposition of eyelid
- Congenitally small punctum lacrimale
- Dacryops of lacrimal apparatus of bilateral eyes
- Dysgenesis of lacrimal punctum
- Ectopic lacrimal papilla
- HELIX syndrome
- Hypertelorism
- Hypertelorism, preauricular sinus, punctual pits, deafness syndrome
- Hypohidrosis
- Imperforate lacrimal punctum
- Intellectual disability, alacrima, achalasia syndrome
- Isolated congenital alacrima
- Lacrimal fistula
- Lacrimal mucocele
- Left dacryops
- Microtia
- Microtia, eye coloboma, imperforation of nasolacrimal duct syndrome
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of bilateral eyes
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of left eye
- Mucocele of lacrimal sac of right eye
- Nasolacrimal duct cyst
- Preauricular fistula
- Right dacryops
- Salt-losing nephropathy
- Supernumerary canaliculus
- Supernumerary lacrimal punctum
- Xerostomia
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Q10.6: its own notes plus those printed at Q10, block Q10-Q18, and Chapter 17. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Congenital malformation of lacrimal apparatus NOS
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Q10.6, its category, or a range that includes it.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
lacrimal fluid (acquired) See Also: Syndrome, dry eye;
congenital Q10.6
canaliculi (lacrimalis) (acquired) See Also: Disorder, lacrimal system, changes;
congenital Q10.6
caruncle, lacrimal (acquired) See Also: Disorder, lacrimal system, changes;
congenital Q10.6
Malformation (congenital) See Also: Anomaly;
lacrimal apparatus Q10.6
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
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Convert Q10.6 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Q10.6Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus?
The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus is Q10.6 (sometimes written as Q106). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is Q10.6 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Q10.6 group to?
When other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 125, 124, with relative weights from 0.7699 to 1.2470 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Q10.6 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18) range of the CMS exempt list.
Can Q10.6 be reported with Q11.2?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at Q10, which applies to Q10.6, lists "cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
