ICD-10-CM Section · H53-H54
Visual disturbances and blindness
182 codes in this section
182
Total Codes
128
Billable
54
Header (Non-Billable)
2
Top-Level Codes
About Section H53-H54
Section H53-H54 (H53-H54) covers visual disturbances and blindness. It sits within the Diseases of the eye and adnexa chapter (H00-H59). This section contains 182 ICD-10-CM codes, 128 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 54 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in H53-H54
Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.
H53
Visual disturbances
105 subcodes
| H53.0 | Amblyopia ex anopsia | Header |
| H53.00 | Unspecified amblyopia | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H53.10 | Unspecified subjective visual disturbances | Billable |
| H53.11 | Day blindness | Billable |
| H53.12 | Transient visual loss | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H53.40 | Unspecified visual field defects | Billable |
| H53.41 | Scotoma involving central area | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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
75 subcodes
| H54.0 | Blindness, both eyes | Header |
| H54.0X | Blindness, both eyes, different category levels | Header |
| H54.0X3 | Blindness right eye, category 3 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H54.10 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes | Billable |
| H54.11 | Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye | Header |
| H54.113 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H54.121 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H54.2X | Low vision, both eyes, different category levels | Header |
| H54.2X1 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H54.40 | Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H54.41 | Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye | Header |
| H54.413 | Blindness, right eye, category 3 | Header |
| H54.413A | Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye | Billable |
| H54.414 | Blindness, right eye, category 4 | Header |
| H54.414A | Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye | Billable |
| H54.415 | Blindness, right eye, category 5 | Header |
| H54.415A | Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye | Billable |
| H54.42 | Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye | Header |
| H54.42A | Blindness, left eye, category 3-5 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| H54.50 | Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H54.51 | Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye | Header |
| H54.511 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | Header |
| H54.511A | Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye | Billable |
| H54.512 | Low vision, right eye, category 2 | Header |
| H54.512A | Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye | Billable |
| H54.52 | Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye | Header |
| H54.52A | Low vision, left eye, category 1-2 | Header |
| 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 | Header |
| 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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