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 H53.00 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

Related Codes in 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
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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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