Q10.0 Congenital ptosis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Q10 Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)
• cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 743.61 Congenital ptosis

Code annotations containing back-references to Q10.0

Back-references to Q10.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H02 Other disorders of eyelid ("congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q10.0

• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › eye › ptosis (eyelid)
• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › eyelid › ptosis
• Blepharochalasis › congenital
• Blepharoptosis › congenital
• Ptosis › congenital (eyelid)
• Ptosis › eyelid › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q10 Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
• Q10.0 Congenital ptosis (this code)
• Q10.1 Congenital ectropion
• Q10.2 Congenital entropion
• Q10.3 Other congenital malformations of eyelid
• Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
• Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct