H04.30

Unspecified dacryocystitis

Non-billable header

H04.30 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from H04)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H04)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H04)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H04)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H04)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H04)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H04)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H04)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H04)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H04)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H04)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H04)
  • open wound of eyelid (S01.1-) (from H04)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-, S00.2-) (from H04)

Also known as

  • Dacryocystitis

Parent code

  • H04.3Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passagesHeader

More specific codes H04.30

  • H04.301Unspecified dacryocystitis of right lacrimal passageBillable
  • H04.302Unspecified dacryocystitis of left lacrimal passageBillable
  • H04.303Unspecified dacryocystitis of bilateral lacrimal passagesBillable
  • H04.309Unspecified dacryocystitis of unspecified lacrimal passageBillable

Related codes

  • H04.31Phlegmonous dacryocystitisHeader
  • H04.32Acute dacryocystitisHeader
  • H04.33Acute lacrimal canaliculitisHeader

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