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ICD-10-CM Code for Congenital ptosis Q10.0

ICD-10 code Q10.0 for Congenital ptosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Congenital ptosis

Q10

Excludes1: cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)
cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)

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