ICD-10-CM H53: Visual disturbances

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for H53

Visual disturbances

Coding Notes & Guidelines for H53

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

strabismus (H50.-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
  • visual hallucinations (R44.1)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • amaurosis fugax (G45.3-)
  • transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

day blindness (H53.11)

Inclusion Terms

Hemeralopia

Inclusion Terms

Scintillating scotoma

Inclusion Terms
  • Asthenopia
  • Photophobia
Inclusion Terms

Metamorphopsia

Inclusion Terms

Visual halos

Inclusion Terms

Double vision

Inclusion Terms

Central scotoma

Inclusion Terms

Enlarged blind spot

Inclusion Terms
  • Arcuate scotoma
  • Bjerrum scotoma
Inclusion Terms
  • Peripheral visual field defect
  • Ring scotoma NOS
  • Scotoma NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Homonymous hemianopia
  • Homonymous hemianopsia
  • Quadrant anopia
  • Quadrant anopsia
Inclusion Terms

Homonymous bilateral field defects NOS

Inclusion Terms

Heteronymous hemianop(s)ia

Inclusion Terms

Color blindness

Inclusion Terms

Color blindness NOS

Inclusion Terms

Deuteranopia

Inclusion Terms

Protanopia

Inclusion Terms

Tritanopia

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H53):

H53.0 - Amblyopia ex anopsia H53.00 - Unspecified amblyopia H53.001 - Unspecified amblyopia, right eye H53.002 - Unspecified amblyopia, left eye H53.003 - Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral H53.009 - Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.01 - Deprivation amblyopia H53.011 - Deprivation amblyopia, right eye H53.012 - Deprivation amblyopia, left eye H53.013 - Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral H53.019 - Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.02 - Refractive amblyopia H53.021 - Refractive amblyopia, right eye H53.022 - Refractive amblyopia, left eye H53.023 - Refractive amblyopia, bilateral H53.029 - Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.03 - Strabismic amblyopia H53.031 - Strabismic amblyopia, right eye H53.032 - Strabismic amblyopia, left eye H53.033 - Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral H53.039 - Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.04 - Amblyopia suspect H53.041 - Amblyopia suspect, right eye H53.042 - Amblyopia suspect, left eye H53.043 - Amblyopia suspect, bilateral H53.049 - Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye H53.1 - Subjective visual disturbances H53.10 - Unspecified subjective visual disturbances H53.11 - Day blindness H53.12 - Transient visual loss H53.121 - Transient visual loss, right eye H53.122 - Transient visual loss, left eye H53.123 - Transient visual loss, bilateral H53.129 - Transient visual loss, unspecified eye H53.13 - Sudden visual loss H53.131 - Sudden visual loss, right eye H53.132 - Sudden visual loss, left eye H53.133 - Sudden visual loss, bilateral H53.139 - Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye H53.14 - Visual discomfort H53.141 - Visual discomfort, right eye H53.142 - Visual discomfort, left eye H53.143 - Visual discomfort, bilateral H53.149 - Visual discomfort, unspecified H53.15 - Visual distortions of shape and size H53.16 - Psychophysical visual disturbances H53.19 - Other subjective visual disturbances H53.2 - Diplopia H53.3 - Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision H53.30 - Unspecified disorder of binocular vision H53.31 - Abnormal retinal correspondence H53.32 - Fusion with defective stereopsis H53.33 - Simultaneous visual perception without fusion H53.34 - Suppression of binocular vision H53.4 - Visual field defects H53.40 - Unspecified visual field defects H53.41 - Scotoma involving central area H53.411 - Scotoma involving central area, right eye H53.412 - Scotoma involving central area, left eye H53.413 - Scotoma involving central area, bilateral H53.419 - Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye H53.42 - Scotoma of blind spot area H53.421 - Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye H53.422 - Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye H53.423 - Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral H53.429 - Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye H53.43 - Sector or arcuate defects H53.431 - Sector or arcuate defects, right eye H53.432 - Sector or arcuate defects, left eye H53.433 - Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral H53.439 - Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye H53.45 - Other localized visual field defect H53.451 - Other localized visual field defect, right eye H53.452 - Other localized visual field defect, left eye H53.453 - Other localized visual field defect, bilateral H53.459 - Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye H53.46 - Homonymous bilateral field defects H53.461 - Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side H53.462 - Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side H53.469 - Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side H53.47 - Heteronymous bilateral field defects H53.48 - Generalized contraction of visual field H53.481 - Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye H53.482 - Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye H53.483 - Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral H53.489 - Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye H53.5 - Color vision deficiencies H53.50 - Unspecified color vision deficiencies H53.51 - Achromatopsia H53.52 - Acquired color vision deficiency H53.53 - Deuteranomaly H53.54 - Protanomaly H53.55 - Tritanomaly H53.59 - Other color vision deficiencies H53.6 - Night blindness H53.60 - Unspecified night blindness H53.61 - Abnormal dark adaptation curve H53.62 - Acquired night blindness H53.63 - Congenital night blindness H53.69 - Other night blindness H53.7 - Vision sensitivity deficiencies H53.71 - Glare sensitivity H53.72 - Impaired contrast sensitivity H53.8 - Other visual disturbances H53.9 - Unspecified visual disturbance

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.