Home > 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Eye And Adnexa 360-379 > Disorders of lacrimal system 375-
Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 375.53
Stenosis of lacrimal canaliculi
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Lacrim canalic stenosis.
  • ICD-9-CM 375.53 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 375.53 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 375.53.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 375.53: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 375.53 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H04.549 Stenosis of unspecified lacrimal canaliculi
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat lacrimal canaliculi stenosis
  • Bilateral stenosis of lacrimal canaliculi
  • L lacrimal canaliculus stenosis
  • Lacrimal canaliculi stenosis, both eyes
  • Lacrimal canaliculus stenosis
  • Left lacrimal canaliculus stenosis
  • Left stenosis of lacrimal canaliculi
  • R lacrimal canaliculus stenosis
  • Right lacrimal canaliculus stenosis
  • Right stenosis of lacrimal canaliculi
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 375.53:
 375.52 ICD9Data.com 375.54 
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 375.53 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2014 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.
Free ICD-9-CM Codes
Site Information
Free ICD-10-CM/PCS Codes
Free HCPCS Codes