H04.01
Header — not billableAcute dacryoadenitis
The ICD-10 code for acute dacryoadenitis is H04.01.
H04.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H04.00Unspecified dacryoadenitisnon-billable header
- H04.02Chronic dacryoadenitisnon-billable header
- H04.03Chronic enlargement of lacrimal glandnon-billable header
- H04.01Acute dacryoadenitisnon-billable header