H04.22
Header — not billableEpiphora due to insufficient drainage
The ICD-10 code for epiphora due to insufficient drainage is H04.22.
H04.22 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
- H04.20Unspecified epiphoranon-billable header
- H04.21Epiphora due to excess lacrimationnon-billable header
- H04.22Epiphora due to insufficient drainagenon-billable header