ICD-10-CM category
H53: Visual disturbances
Codes under H53 (Visual disturbances). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H53.0 | Amblyopia ex anopsia | — |
| H53.0 | Amblyopia ex anopsia | — |
| H53.00 | Unspecified amblyopia | — |
| H53.00 | Unspecified amblyopia | — |
| H53.001 | Unspecified amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.001 | Unspecified amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.01 | Deprivation amblyopia | — |
| H53.01 | Deprivation amblyopia | — |
| H53.1 | Subjective visual disturbances | — |
| H53.1 | Subjective visual disturbances | — |
| H53.002 | Unspecified amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.002 | Unspecified amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.02 | Refractive amblyopia | — |
| H53.02 | Refractive amblyopia | — |
| H53.2 | Diplopia | ✓ |
| H53.2 | Diplopia | ✓ |
| H53.003 | Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.003 | Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.03 | Strabismic amblyopia | — |
| H53.03 | Strabismic amblyopia | — |
| H53.3 | Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision | — |
| H53.3 | Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision | — |
| H53.04 | Amblyopia suspect | — |
| H53.04 | Amblyopia suspect | — |
| H53.4 | Visual field defects | — |
| H53.4 | Visual field defects | — |
| H53.5 | Color vision deficiencies | — |
| H53.5 | Color vision deficiencies | — |
| H53.6 | Night blindness | — |
| H53.6 | Night blindness | — |
| H53.7 | Vision sensitivity deficiencies | — |
| H53.7 | Vision sensitivity deficiencies | — |
| H53.8 | Other visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.8 | Other visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.009 | Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.009 | Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.9 | Unspecified visual disturbance | ✓ |
| H53.9 | Unspecified visual disturbance | ✓ |
| H53.10 | Unspecified subjective visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.10 | Unspecified subjective visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.011 | Deprivation amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.011 | Deprivation amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.11 | Day blindness | ✓ |
| H53.11 | Day blindness | ✓ |
| H53.012 | Deprivation amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.012 | Deprivation amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.12 | Transient visual loss | — |
| H53.12 | Transient visual loss | — |
| H53.013 | Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.013 | Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.13 | Sudden visual loss | — |
| H53.13 | Sudden visual loss | — |
| H53.14 | Visual discomfort | — |
| H53.14 | Visual discomfort | — |
| H53.15 | Visual distortions of shape and size | ✓ |
| H53.15 | Visual distortions of shape and size | ✓ |
| H53.16 | Psychophysical visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.16 | Psychophysical visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.019 | Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.019 | Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.19 | Other subjective visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.19 | Other subjective visual disturbances | ✓ |
| H53.021 | Refractive amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.021 | Refractive amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.022 | Refractive amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.022 | Refractive amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.023 | Refractive amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.023 | Refractive amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.029 | Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.029 | Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.30 | Unspecified disorder of binocular vision | ✓ |
| H53.30 | Unspecified disorder of binocular vision | ✓ |
| H53.031 | Strabismic amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.031 | Strabismic amblyopia, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.31 | Abnormal retinal correspondence | ✓ |
| H53.31 | Abnormal retinal correspondence | ✓ |
| H53.032 | Strabismic amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.032 | Strabismic amblyopia, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.32 | Fusion with defective stereopsis | ✓ |
| H53.32 | Fusion with defective stereopsis | ✓ |
| H53.033 | Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.033 | Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.33 | Simultaneous visual perception without fusion | ✓ |
| H53.33 | Simultaneous visual perception without fusion | ✓ |
| H53.34 | Suppression of binocular vision | ✓ |
| H53.34 | Suppression of binocular vision | ✓ |
| H53.039 | Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.039 | Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.40 | Unspecified visual field defects | ✓ |
| H53.40 | Unspecified visual field defects | ✓ |
| H53.041 | Amblyopia suspect, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.041 | Amblyopia suspect, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.41 | Scotoma involving central area | — |
| H53.41 | Scotoma involving central area | — |
| H53.042 | Amblyopia suspect, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.042 | Amblyopia suspect, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.42 | Scotoma of blind spot area | — |
| H53.42 | Scotoma of blind spot area | — |
| H53.043 | Amblyopia suspect, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.043 | Amblyopia suspect, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.43 | Sector or arcuate defects | — |
| H53.43 | Sector or arcuate defects | — |
| H53.45 | Other localized visual field defect | — |
| H53.45 | Other localized visual field defect | — |
| H53.46 | Homonymous bilateral field defects | — |
| H53.46 | Homonymous bilateral field defects | — |
| H53.47 | Heteronymous bilateral field defects | ✓ |
| H53.47 | Heteronymous bilateral field defects | ✓ |
| H53.48 | Generalized contraction of visual field | — |
| H53.48 | Generalized contraction of visual field | — |
| H53.049 | Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.049 | Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.50 | Unspecified color vision deficiencies | ✓ |
| H53.50 | Unspecified color vision deficiencies | ✓ |
| H53.51 | Achromatopsia | ✓ |
| H53.51 | Achromatopsia | ✓ |
| H53.52 | Acquired color vision deficiency | ✓ |
| H53.52 | Acquired color vision deficiency | ✓ |
| H53.53 | Deuteranomaly | ✓ |
| H53.53 | Deuteranomaly | ✓ |
| H53.54 | Protanomaly | ✓ |
| H53.54 | Protanomaly | ✓ |
| H53.55 | Tritanomaly | ✓ |
| H53.55 | Tritanomaly | ✓ |
| H53.59 | Other color vision deficiencies | ✓ |
| H53.59 | Other color vision deficiencies | ✓ |
| H53.60 | Unspecified night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.60 | Unspecified night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.61 | Abnormal dark adaptation curve | ✓ |
| H53.61 | Abnormal dark adaptation curve | ✓ |
| H53.62 | Acquired night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.62 | Acquired night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.63 | Congenital night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.63 | Congenital night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.69 | Other night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.69 | Other night blindness | ✓ |
| H53.71 | Glare sensitivity | ✓ |
| H53.71 | Glare sensitivity | ✓ |
| H53.72 | Impaired contrast sensitivity | ✓ |
| H53.72 | Impaired contrast sensitivity | ✓ |
| H53.121 | Transient visual loss, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.121 | Transient visual loss, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.122 | Transient visual loss, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.122 | Transient visual loss, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.123 | Transient visual loss, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.123 | Transient visual loss, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.129 | Transient visual loss, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.129 | Transient visual loss, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.131 | Sudden visual loss, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.131 | Sudden visual loss, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.132 | Sudden visual loss, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.132 | Sudden visual loss, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.133 | Sudden visual loss, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.133 | Sudden visual loss, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.139 | Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.139 | Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.141 | Visual discomfort, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.141 | Visual discomfort, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.142 | Visual discomfort, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.142 | Visual discomfort, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.143 | Visual discomfort, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.143 | Visual discomfort, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.149 | Visual discomfort, unspecified | ✓ |
| H53.149 | Visual discomfort, unspecified | ✓ |
| H53.411 | Scotoma involving central area, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.411 | Scotoma involving central area, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.412 | Scotoma involving central area, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.412 | Scotoma involving central area, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.413 | Scotoma involving central area, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.413 | Scotoma involving central area, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.419 | Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.419 | Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.421 | Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.421 | Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.422 | Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.422 | Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.423 | Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.423 | Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.429 | Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.429 | Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.431 | Sector or arcuate defects, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.431 | Sector or arcuate defects, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.432 | Sector or arcuate defects, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.432 | Sector or arcuate defects, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.433 | Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.433 | Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.439 | Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.439 | Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.451 | Other localized visual field defect, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.451 | Other localized visual field defect, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.452 | Other localized visual field defect, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.452 | Other localized visual field defect, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.453 | Other localized visual field defect, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.453 | Other localized visual field defect, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.459 | Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.459 | Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.461 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side | ✓ |
| H53.461 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side | ✓ |
| H53.462 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side | ✓ |
| H53.462 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side | ✓ |
| H53.469 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H53.469 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H53.481 | Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.481 | Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye | ✓ |
| H53.482 | Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.482 | Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye | ✓ |
| H53.483 | Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.483 | Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral | ✓ |
| H53.489 | Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H53.489 | Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code H53?
H53 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Visual disturbances. It contains 210 more specific diagnosis codes, 168 of which are billable.
Is H53 a billable code?
No — H53 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example H53.0 — Amblyopia ex anopsia). 168 of the 210 codes under H53 are billable.
What codes fall under H53?
H53 includes H53.0, H53.0, H53.00, H53.00, H53.001, plus 205 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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