H53 Visual disturbances

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Visual disturbances is H53 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
H53-H54: Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
Category H53
106 codes (84 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Official Coding Guidelines

Glaucoma (TOC entry)

a. Glaucoma .............................................................................................................................. 48

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a
Assigning glaucoma codes (use as many H40 codes as needed)

Assign as many codes from category H40, Glaucoma, as needed to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a.1

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

H53.0 Amblyopia ex anopsia H53.1 Subjective visual disturbances H53.2 Diplopia H53.3 Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision H53.4 Visual field defects H53.5 Color vision deficiencies H53.6 Night blindness H53.7 Vision sensitivity deficiencies H53.8 Other visual disturbances H53.9 Unspecified visual disturbance

All Codes in H53

Every most-specific code under H53 Visual disturbances (84 codes):

Show the complete H53 code list
H53.001 Unspecified amblyopia, right eye H53.002 Unspecified amblyopia, left eye H53.003 Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral H53.009 Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.011 Deprivation amblyopia, right eye H53.012 Deprivation amblyopia, left eye H53.013 Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral H53.019 Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.021 Refractive amblyopia, right eye H53.022 Refractive amblyopia, left eye H53.023 Refractive amblyopia, bilateral H53.029 Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.031 Strabismic amblyopia, right eye H53.032 Strabismic amblyopia, left eye H53.033 Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral H53.039 Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye H53.041 Amblyopia suspect, right eye H53.042 Amblyopia suspect, left eye H53.043 Amblyopia suspect, bilateral H53.049 Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye H53.10 Unspecified subjective visual disturbances H53.11 Day blindness 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 H53.131 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 H53.141 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 H53.30 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 H53.40 Unspecified visual field defects 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 H53.421 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 H53.431 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 H53.451 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 H53.461 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 H53.481 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 H53.50 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 H53.60 Unspecified night blindness H53.61 Abnormal dark adaptation curve H53.62 Acquired night blindness H53.63 Congenital night blindness H53.69 Other night blindness H53.71 Glare sensitivity H53.72 Impaired contrast sensitivity H53.8 Other visual disturbances H53.9 Unspecified visual disturbance
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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