H53.1

Non-Billable

ChapterH00–H59

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Subjective visual disturbances

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
visual hallucinations (R44.1)

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

H53-H54Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)

H53Visual disturbances

H53.1Subjective visual disturbances

H53.10Unspecified subjective visual disturbances

H53.11Day blindness

H53.12Transient visual loss

H53.13Sudden visual loss

H53.14Visual discomfort

H53.15Visual distortions of shape and size

H53.16Psychophysical visual disturbances

H53.19Other subjective visual disturbances

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H53.1:

chapterCH7

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to H53.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)2 unique routes

day→H53.1

face→H53.1

Discomfort1 unique routes

visual→H53.1

Distortion (s) (congenital)1 unique routes

visual

shape and size→H53.1

Disturbance (s)9 unique routes

psychophysical visual→H53.1

vision, visual(8 variants)

psychophysical→H53.1

subjective→H53.1(7 variants)

day blindness→H53.1

discomfort→H53.1

distortions of shape and size→H53.1

loss(2 variants)

sudden→H53.1

transient→H53.1

specified type NEC→H53.1

Halo, visual1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Hemeralopia (day blindness)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Loss (of)2 unique routes

vision, visual(2 variants)

subjective(2 variants)

sudden→H53.1

transient→H53.1

Macropsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Megalopsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Metamorphopsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Micropsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Photophobia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Photopsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→H53.1

Scotoma (arcuate) (Bjerrum) (central) (ring)1 unique routes

scintillating→H53.1

Vision, visual1 unique routes

halos→H53.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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