H04.53 Neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Applies from H04 Disorders of lacrimal system

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under H04.53

• H04.531 Neonatal obstruction of right nasolacrimal duct
• H04.532 Neonatal obstruction of left nasolacrimal duct
• H04.533 Neonatal obstruction of bilateral nasolacrimal duct
• H04.539 Neonatal obstruction of unspecified nasolacrimal duct

Diagnosis Index entries for H04.53

• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › lacrimal (passages) (duct) › neonatal

Nearby codes

• H04.52 Eversion of lacrimal punctum
• H04.521 Eversion of right lacrimal punctum
• H04.522 Eversion of left lacrimal punctum
• H04.523 Eversion of bilateral lacrimal punctum
• H04.529 Eversion of unspecified lacrimal punctum
• H04.53 Neonatal obstruction of nasolacrimal duct (this code)
• H04.531 Neonatal obstruction of right nasolacrimal duct
• H04.532 Neonatal obstruction of left nasolacrimal duct
• H04.533 Neonatal obstruction of bilateral nasolacrimal duct
• H04.539 Neonatal obstruction of unspecified nasolacrimal duct
• H04.54 Stenosis of lacrimal canaliculi