ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for H53
Visual disturbances
Coding Notes & Guidelines for H53
amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
strabismus (H50.-)
- subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
- visual hallucinations (R44.1)
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3-)
- transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)
night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
day blindness (H53.11)
Hemeralopia
Scintillating scotoma
- Asthenopia
- Photophobia
Metamorphopsia
Visual halos
Double vision
Central scotoma
Enlarged blind spot
- Arcuate scotoma
- Bjerrum scotoma
- Peripheral visual field defect
- Ring scotoma NOS
- Scotoma NOS
- Homonymous hemianopia
- Homonymous hemianopsia
- Quadrant anopia
- Quadrant anopsia
Homonymous bilateral field defects NOS
Heteronymous hemianop(s)ia
Color blindness
Color blindness NOS
Deuteranopia
Protanopia
Tritanopia
Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H53):
About ICD-10-CM Code H53 (Visual disturbances)
ICD-10-CM code H53 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM H53 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This page provides detailed information about H53 - Visual disturbances. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Visual disturbances.