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H53 Visual disturbances

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H53 is not billable. The category heads 84 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

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  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
  3. H53 Visual disturbances
Billable codes
84
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
8 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
91

Codes in H53

  1. H53.0
    Amblyopia ex anopsia
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5) E50.5
  2. H53.00
    Unspecified amblyopia
    Header
  3. H53.001
    Unspecified amblyopia, right eye
    Billable
  4. H53.002
    Unspecified amblyopia, left eye
    Billable
  5. H53.003
    Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H53.009
    Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye
    Billable
  7. H53.01
    Deprivation amblyopia
    Header
  8. H53.011
    Deprivation amblyopia, right eye
    Billable
  9. H53.012
    Deprivation amblyopia, left eye
    Billable
  10. H53.013
    Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H53.019
    Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye
    Billable
  12. H53.02
    Refractive amblyopia
    Header
  13. H53.021
    Refractive amblyopia, right eye
    Billable
  14. H53.022
    Refractive amblyopia, left eye
    Billable
  15. H53.023
    Refractive amblyopia, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H53.029
    Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye
    Billable
  17. H53.03
    Strabismic amblyopia
    Header
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • strabismus (H50.-) H50
  18. H53.031
    Strabismic amblyopia, right eye
    Billable
  19. H53.032
    Strabismic amblyopia, left eye
    Billable
  20. H53.033
    Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral
    Billable
  21. H53.039
    Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye
    Billable
  22. H53.04
    Amblyopia suspect
    Header
  23. H53.041
    Amblyopia suspect, right eye
    Billable
  24. H53.042
    Amblyopia suspect, left eye
    Billable
  25. H53.043
    Amblyopia suspect, bilateral
    Billable
  26. H53.049
    Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye
    Billable
  27. H53.1
    Subjective visual disturbances
    Header
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5) E50.5
    • visual hallucinations (R44.1) R44.1
  28. H53.10
    Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
    Billable
  29. H53.11
    Day blindness
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hemeralopia
  30. H53.12
    Transient visual loss
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Scintillating scotoma

    Excludes1

    • amaurosis fugax (G45.3-) G45.3
    • transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-) H34.0
  31. H53.121
    Transient visual loss, right eye
    BillableCC
  32. H53.122
    Transient visual loss, left eye
    BillableCC
  33. H53.123
    Transient visual loss, bilateral
    BillableCC
  34. H53.129
    Transient visual loss, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  35. H53.13
    Sudden visual loss
    Header
  36. H53.131
    Sudden visual loss, right eye
    BillableCC
  37. H53.132
    Sudden visual loss, left eye
    BillableCC
  38. H53.133
    Sudden visual loss, bilateral
    BillableCC
  39. H53.139
    Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  40. H53.14
    Visual discomfort
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Asthenopia
    • Photophobia
  41. H53.141
    Visual discomfort, right eye
    Billable
  42. H53.142
    Visual discomfort, left eye
    Billable
  43. H53.143
    Visual discomfort, bilateral
    Billable
  44. H53.149
    Visual discomfort, unspecified
    Billable
  45. H53.15
    Visual distortions of shape and size
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Metamorphopsia
  46. H53.16
    Psychophysical visual disturbances
    Billable
  47. H53.19
    Other subjective visual disturbances
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Visual halos
  48. H53.2
    Diplopia
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Double vision
  49. H53.3
    Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
    Header
  50. H53.30
    Unspecified disorder of binocular vision
    Billable
  51. H53.31
    Abnormal retinal correspondence
    Billable
  52. H53.32
    Fusion with defective stereopsis
    Billable
  53. H53.33
    Simultaneous visual perception without fusion
    Billable
  54. H53.34
    Suppression of binocular vision
    Billable
  55. H53.4
    Visual field defects
    Header
  56. H53.40
    Unspecified visual field defects
    Billable
  57. H53.41
    Scotoma involving central area
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Central scotoma
  58. H53.411
    Scotoma involving central area, right eye
    Billable
  59. H53.412
    Scotoma involving central area, left eye
    Billable
  60. H53.413
    Scotoma involving central area, bilateral
    Billable
  61. H53.419
    Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye
    Billable
  62. H53.42
    Scotoma of blind spot area
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Enlarged blind spot
  63. H53.421
    Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye
    Billable
  64. H53.422
    Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
    Billable
  65. H53.423
    Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral
    Billable
  66. H53.429
    Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye
    Billable
  67. H53.43
    Sector or arcuate defects
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Arcuate scotoma
    • Bjerrum scotoma
  68. H53.431
    Sector or arcuate defects, right eye
    Billable
  69. H53.432
    Sector or arcuate defects, left eye
    Billable
  70. H53.433
    Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral
    Billable
  71. H53.439
    Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye
    Billable
  72. H53.45
    Other localized visual field defect
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Peripheral visual field defect
    • Ring scotoma NOS
    • Scotoma NOS
  73. H53.451
    Other localized visual field defect, right eye
    Billable
  74. H53.452
    Other localized visual field defect, left eye
    Billable
  75. H53.453
    Other localized visual field defect, bilateral
    Billable
  76. H53.459
    Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye
    Billable
  77. H53.46
    Homonymous bilateral field defects
    Header
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Homonymous hemianopia
    • Homonymous hemianopsia
    • Quadrant anopia
    • Quadrant anopsia
  78. H53.461
    Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
    Billable
  79. H53.462
    Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side
    Billable
  80. H53.469
    Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Homonymous bilateral field defects NOS
  81. H53.47
    Heteronymous bilateral field defects
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Heteronymous hemianop(s)ia
  82. H53.48
    Generalized contraction of visual field
    Header
  83. H53.481
    Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye
    Billable
  84. H53.482
    Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye
    Billable
  85. H53.483
    Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral
    Billable
  86. H53.489
    Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye
    Billable
  87. H53.5
    Color vision deficiencies
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Color blindness

    Excludes2

  88. H53.50
    Unspecified color vision deficiencies
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Color blindness NOS
  89. H53.51
    Achromatopsia
    Billable
  90. H53.52
    Acquired color vision deficiency
    Billable
  91. H53.53
    Deuteranomaly
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Deuteranopia
  92. H53.54
    Protanomaly
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Protanopia
  93. H53.55
    Tritanomaly
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Tritanopia
  94. H53.59
    Other color vision deficiencies
    Billable
  95. H53.6
    Night blindness
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5) E50.5
  96. H53.60
    Unspecified night blindness
    Billable
  97. H53.61
    Abnormal dark adaptation curve
    Billable
  98. H53.62
    Acquired night blindness
    Billable
  99. H53.63
    Congenital night blindness
    Billable
  100. H53.69
    Other night blindness
    Billable
  101. H53.7
    Vision sensitivity deficiencies
    Header
  102. H53.71
    Glare sensitivity
    Billable
  103. H53.72
    Impaired contrast sensitivity
    Billable
  104. H53.8
    Other visual disturbances
    Billable
  105. H53.9
    Unspecified visual disturbance
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

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Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 7 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 11): printed on the chapter 7 page.

Index entries

  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression) → H53.00-
  • Hemeralopia (day blindness) → H53.11
  • Photophobia → H53.14-
  • Macropsia → H53.15
  • Megalopsia → H53.15
  • Metamorphopsia → H53.15
  • Micropsia → H53.15
  • Halo, visual → H53.19
  • Photopsia → H53.19
  • Diplopia → H53.2
  • Anopia, anopsia → H53.46-
  • Hemianopia, hemianopsia (heteronymous) → H53.47
  • Achromat (ism), achromatopsia (acquired) (congenital) → H53.51
  • Monochromat (ism), monochromatopsia (acquired) (congenital) → H53.51
  • Deuteranomaly (anomalous trichromat) → H53.53
  • Deuteranopia (complete) (incomplete) → H53.53
  • Protanomaly (anomalous trichromat) → H53.54
  • Protanopia (complete) (incomplete) → H53.54
  • Trichromat, trichromatopsia, anomalous (congenital) → H53.55
  • Tritanomaly, tritanopia → H53.55
  • Oguchi's disease → H53.63
  • Blurring, visual → H53.8
  • Polyopia → H53.8
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)deprivation → H53.01-
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)refractive → H53.02-
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)strabismic → H53.03-
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)suspect → H53.04-
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)day → H53.11
  • Scotoma (arcuate) (Bjerrum) (central) (ring)scintillating → H53.12-
  • Discomfortvisual → H53.14-
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)face → H53.16
  • Disturbance(s)psychophysical visual → H53.16
  • Vision, visualhalos → H53.19
  • Doublevision → H53.2
  • Vision, visualdouble → H53.2
  • Disorder (of)vision, binocular → H53.30
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalitiesretinal correspondence → H53.31
  • Fusion, fused (congenital)binocular with defective stereopsis → H53.32
  • Vision, visualperception, simultaneous without fusion → H53.33
  • Suppressionbinocular vision → H53.34

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