Q10
ICD-10Non-billable categoryCongenital malform of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit
Q10 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)
- cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)
More specific codes under Q10
- Q10.0Congenital ptosis
- Q10.1Congenital ectropion
- Q10.2Congenital entropion
- Q10.3Other congenital malformations of eyelid
- Q10.4Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
- Q10.5Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
- Q10.6Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
- Q10.7Congenital malformation of orbit
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.