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Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H53-H54

Visual disturbances and blindness

Explore the ICD-10 code range H53-H54 for visual disturbances and blindness, crucial for accurate clinical documentation and billing. Enhance coding specificity and streamline workflows with detailed insights into diagnosis and treatment planning. Ideal for healthcare professionals seeking to optimize patient care and reimbursement processes.

About This Range
182+
Total codes
128+
Billable codes
54+
Non-billable codes
7
Chapters
Codes in this Range (182+)
Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa Range: H00-H59
H53
Visual disturbances
H53.0
Amblyopia ex anopsia
H53.00
Unspecified amblyopia
H53.001
Unspecified amblyopia, right eye
Billable
H53.002
Unspecified amblyopia, left eye
Billable
H53.003
Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral
Billable
H53.009
Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.01
Deprivation amblyopia
H53.011
Deprivation amblyopia, right eye
Billable
H53.012
Deprivation amblyopia, left eye
Billable
H53.013
Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral
Billable
H53.019
Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.02
Refractive amblyopia
H53.021
Refractive amblyopia, right eye
Billable
H53.022
Refractive amblyopia, left eye
Billable
H53.023
Refractive amblyopia, bilateral
Billable
H53.029
Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.03
Strabismic amblyopia
H53.031
Strabismic amblyopia, right eye
Billable
H53.032
Strabismic amblyopia, left eye
Billable
H53.033
Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral
Billable
H53.039
Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.04
Amblyopia suspect
H53.041
Amblyopia suspect, right eye
Billable
H53.042
Amblyopia suspect, left eye
Billable
H53.043
Amblyopia suspect, bilateral
Billable
H53.049
Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.1
Subjective visual disturbances
H53.10
Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
Billable
H53.11
Day blindness
Billable
H53.12
Transient visual loss
H53.121
Transient visual loss, right eye
Billable
H53.122
Transient visual loss, left eye
Billable
H53.123
Transient visual loss, bilateral
Billable
H53.129
Transient visual loss, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.13
Sudden visual loss
H53.131
Sudden visual loss, right eye
Billable
H53.132
Sudden visual loss, left eye
Billable
H53.133
Sudden visual loss, bilateral
Billable
H53.139
Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.14
Visual discomfort
H53.141
Visual discomfort, right eye
Billable
H53.142
Visual discomfort, left eye
Billable
H53.143
Visual discomfort, bilateral
Billable
H53.149
Visual discomfort, unspecified
Billable
H53.15
Visual distortions of shape and size
Billable
H53.16
Psychophysical visual disturbances
Billable
H53.19
Other subjective visual disturbances
Billable
H53.2
Diplopia
Billable
H53.3
Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
H53.30
Unspecified disorder of binocular vision
Billable
H53.31
Abnormal retinal correspondence
Billable
H53.32
Fusion with defective stereopsis
Billable
H53.33
Simultaneous visual perception without fusion
Billable
H53.34
Suppression of binocular vision
Billable
H53.4
Visual field defects
H53.40
Unspecified visual field defects
Billable
H53.41
Scotoma involving central area
H53.411
Scotoma involving central area, right eye
Billable
H53.412
Scotoma involving central area, left eye
Billable
H53.413
Scotoma involving central area, bilateral
Billable
H53.419
Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.42
Scotoma of blind spot area
H53.421
Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye
Billable
H53.422
Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
Billable
H53.423
Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral
Billable
H53.429
Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.43
Sector or arcuate defects
H53.431
Sector or arcuate defects, right eye
Billable
H53.432
Sector or arcuate defects, left eye
Billable
H53.433
Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral
Billable
H53.439
Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.45
Other localized visual field defect
H53.451
Other localized visual field defect, right eye
Billable
H53.452
Other localized visual field defect, left eye
Billable
H53.453
Other localized visual field defect, bilateral
Billable
H53.459
Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.46
Homonymous bilateral field defects
H53.461
Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
Billable
H53.462
Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side
Billable
H53.469
Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side
Billable
H53.47
Heteronymous bilateral field defects
Billable
H53.48
Generalized contraction of visual field
H53.481
Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye
Billable
H53.482
Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye
Billable
H53.483
Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral
Billable
H53.489
Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye
Billable
H53.5
Color vision deficiencies
H53.50
Unspecified color vision deficiencies
Billable
H53.51
Achromatopsia
Billable
H53.52
Acquired color vision deficiency
Billable
H53.53
Deuteranomaly
Billable
H53.54
Protanomaly
Billable
H53.55
Tritanomaly
Billable
H53.59
Other color vision deficiencies
Billable
H53.6
Night blindness
H53.60
Unspecified night blindness
Billable
H53.61
Abnormal dark adaptation curve
Billable
H53.62
Acquired night blindness
Billable
H53.63
Congenital night blindness
Billable
H53.69
Other night blindness
Billable
H53.7
Vision sensitivity deficiencies
H53.71
Glare sensitivity
Billable
H53.72
Impaired contrast sensitivity
Billable
H53.8
Other visual disturbances
Billable
H53.9
Unspecified visual disturbance
Billable
H54
Blindness and low vision
H54.0
Blindness, both eyes
H54.0X
Blindness, both eyes, different category levels
H54.0X3
Blindness right eye, category 3
H54.0X33
Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3
Billable
H54.0X34
Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4
Billable
H54.0X35
Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5
Billable
H54.0X4
Blindness right eye, category 4
H54.0X43
Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3
Billable
H54.0X44
Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4
Billable
H54.0X45
Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5
Billable
H54.0X5
Blindness right eye, category 5
H54.0X53
Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3
Billable
H54.0X54
Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4
Billable
H54.0X55
Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5
Billable
H54.1
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
H54.10
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes
Billable
H54.11
Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye
H54.113
Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye
H54.1131
Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1
Billable
H54.1132
Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2
Billable
H54.114
Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye
H54.1141
Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1
Billable
H54.1142
Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2
Billable
H54.115
Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye
H54.1151
Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1
Billable
H54.1152
Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2
Billable
H54.12
Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye
H54.121
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye
H54.1213
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3
Billable
H54.1214
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4
Billable
H54.1215
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5
Billable
H54.122
Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye
H54.1223
Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3
Billable
H54.1224
Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4
Billable
H54.1225
Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5
Billable
H54.2
Low vision, both eyes
H54.2X
Low vision, both eyes, different category levels
H54.2X1
Low vision, right eye, category 1
H54.2X11
Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1
Billable
H54.2X12
Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2
Billable
H54.2X2
Low vision, right eye, category 2
H54.2X21
Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1
Billable
H54.2X22
Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2
Billable
H54.3
Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
Billable
H54.4
Blindness, one eye
H54.40
Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye
Billable
H54.41
Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye
H54.413
Blindness, right eye, category 3
H54.413A
Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.414
Blindness, right eye, category 4
H54.414A
Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.415
Blindness, right eye, category 5
H54.415A
Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.42
Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye
H54.42A
Blindness, left eye, category 3-5
H54.42A3
Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.42A4
Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.42A5
Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.5
Low vision, one eye
H54.50
Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye
Billable
H54.51
Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye
H54.511
Low vision, right eye, category 1
H54.511A
Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.512
Low vision, right eye, category 2
H54.512A
Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.52
Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye
H54.52A
Low vision, left eye, category 1-2
H54.52A1
Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.52A2
Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.6
Unqualified visual loss, one eye
H54.60
Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified
Billable
H54.61
Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye
Billable
H54.62
Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye
Billable
H54.7
Unspecified visual loss
Billable
H54.8
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Billable

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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the common causes of visual disturbances according to ICD-10 code H53?

ICD-10 code H53 covers visual disturbances, which can be caused by conditions such as refractive errors, cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal disorders. These issues can lead to symptoms like blurred vision, double vision, and difficulty seeing in low light.

How is blindness classified under ICD-10 code H54?

Blindness is classified under ICD-10 code H54, which includes varying degrees of vision loss. This classification ranges from partial sight in one or both eyes to complete blindness, and it helps healthcare providers determine the severity and appropriate treatment plans.

What treatments are available for visual disturbances listed under ICD-10 code H53?

Treatments for visual disturbances under ICD-10 code H53 depend on the underlying cause. Options may include corrective lenses, medications, surgery, or vision therapy. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for managing symptoms effectively and preventing further vision loss.

Visual disturbances and blindness