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H04.53

H04.53: Neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H04.53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct (Q10.5)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H04.53

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H04: Disorders of lacrimal system

  • congenital malformations of lacrimal system (Q10.4-Q10.6)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H04.53

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under H04.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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