H53-H54Not billable, use a more specific code below
Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa
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Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers coding glaucoma by type, eye, and stage, including bilateral cases and stage changes, and coding blindness or low vision when the impairment category is undocumented.
All codes under H53-H54
H53-H54 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- H53Visual disturbances
- H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsia
- H53.00Unspecified amblyopia
- H53.001Unspecified amblyopia, right eye
- H53.002Unspecified amblyopia, left eye
- H53.003Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral
- H53.009Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye
- H53.01Deprivation amblyopia
- H53.011Deprivation amblyopia, right eye
- H53.012Deprivation amblyopia, left eye
- H53.013Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral
- H53.019Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye
- H53.02Refractive amblyopia
- H53.021Refractive amblyopia, right eye
- H53.022Refractive amblyopia, left eye
- H53.023Refractive amblyopia, bilateral
- H53.029Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye
- H53.03Strabismic amblyopia
- H53.031Strabismic amblyopia, right eye
- H53.032Strabismic amblyopia, left eye
- H53.033Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral
- H53.039Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye
- H53.04Amblyopia suspect
- H53.041Amblyopia suspect, right eye
- H53.042Amblyopia suspect, left eye
- H53.043Amblyopia suspect, bilateral
- H53.049Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye
- H53.1Subjective visual disturbances
- H53.10Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
- H53.11Day blindness
- H53.12Transient visual loss
- H53.121Transient visual loss, right eye
- H53.122Transient visual loss, left eye
- H53.123Transient visual loss, bilateral
- H53.129Transient visual loss, unspecified eye
- H53.13Sudden visual loss
- H53.131Sudden visual loss, right eye
- H53.132Sudden visual loss, left eye
- H53.133Sudden visual loss, bilateral
- H53.139Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye
- H53.14Visual discomfort
- H53.141Visual discomfort, right eye
- H53.142Visual discomfort, left eye
- H53.143Visual discomfort, bilateral
- H53.149Visual discomfort, unspecified
- H53.15Visual distortions of shape and size
- H53.16Psychophysical visual disturbances
- H53.19Other subjective visual disturbances
- H53.2Diplopia
- H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
- H53.30Unspecified disorder of binocular vision
- H53.31Abnormal retinal correspondence
- H53.32Fusion with defective stereopsis
- H53.33Simultaneous visual perception without fusion
- H53.34Suppression of binocular vision
- H53.4Visual field defects
- H53.40Unspecified visual field defects
- H53.41Scotoma involving central area
- H53.411Scotoma involving central area, right eye
- H53.412Scotoma involving central area, left eye
- H53.413Scotoma involving central area, bilateral
- H53.419Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye
- H53.42Scotoma of blind spot area
- H53.421Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye
- H53.422Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
- H53.423Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral
- H53.429Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye
- H53.43Sector or arcuate defects
- H53.431Sector or arcuate defects, right eye
- H53.432Sector or arcuate defects, left eye
- H53.433Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral
- H53.439Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye
- H53.45Other localized visual field defect
- H53.451Other localized visual field defect, right eye
- H53.452Other localized visual field defect, left eye
- H53.453Other localized visual field defect, bilateral
- H53.459Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye
- H53.46Homonymous bilateral field defects
- H53.461Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
- H53.462Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side
- H53.469Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side
- H53.47Heteronymous bilateral field defects
- H53.48Generalized contraction of visual field
- H53.481Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye
- H53.482Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye
- H53.483Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral
- H53.489Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye
- H53.5Color vision deficiencies
- H53.50Unspecified color vision deficiencies
- H53.51Achromatopsia
- H53.52Acquired color vision deficiency
- H53.53Deuteranomaly
- H53.54Protanomaly
- H53.55Tritanomaly
- H53.59Other color vision deficiencies
- H53.6Night blindness
- H53.60Unspecified night blindness
- H53.61Abnormal dark adaptation curve
- H53.62Acquired night blindness
- H53.63Congenital night blindness
- H53.69Other night blindness
- H53.7Vision sensitivity deficiencies
- H53.71Glare sensitivity
- H53.72Impaired contrast sensitivity
- H53.8Other visual disturbances
- H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance
- H54Blindness and low vision
- H54.0Blindness, both eyes
- H54.0XBlindness, both eyes, different category levels
- H54.0X3Blindness right eye, category 3
- H54.0X33Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3
- H54.0X34Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4
- H54.0X35Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5
- H54.0X4Blindness right eye, category 4
- H54.0X43Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3
- H54.0X44Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4
- H54.0X45Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5
- H54.0X5Blindness right eye, category 5
- H54.0X53Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3
- H54.0X54Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4
- H54.0X55Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5
- H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
- H54.10Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes
- H54.11Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye
- H54.113Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye
- H54.1131Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1
- H54.1132Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2
- H54.114Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye
- H54.1141Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1
- H54.1142Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2
- H54.115Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye
- H54.1151Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1
- H54.1152Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2
- H54.12Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye
- H54.121Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye
- H54.1213Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3
- H54.1214Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4
- H54.1215Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5
- H54.122Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye
- H54.1223Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3
- H54.1224Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4
- H54.1225Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5
- H54.2Low vision, both eyes
- H54.2XLow vision, both eyes, different category levels
- H54.2X1Low vision, right eye, category 1
- H54.2X11Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1
- H54.2X12Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2
- H54.2X2Low vision, right eye, category 2
- H54.2X21Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1
- H54.2X22Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2
- H54.3Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
- H54.4Blindness, one eye
- H54.40Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye
- H54.41Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye
- H54.413Blindness, right eye, category 3
- H54.413ABlindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye
- H54.414Blindness, right eye, category 4
- H54.414ABlindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye
- H54.415Blindness, right eye, category 5
- H54.415ABlindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye
- H54.42Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye
- H54.42ABlindness, left eye, category 3-5
- H54.42A3Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye
- H54.42A4Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye
- H54.42A5Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye
- H54.5Low vision, one eye
- H54.50Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye
- H54.51Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye
- H54.511Low vision, right eye, category 1
- H54.511ALow vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye
- H54.512Low vision, right eye, category 2
- H54.512ALow vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye
- H54.52Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye
- H54.52ALow vision, left eye, category 1-2
- H54.52A1Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye
- H54.52A2Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye
- H54.6Unqualified visual loss, one eye
- H54.60Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified
- H54.61Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye
- H54.62Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye
- H54.7Unspecified visual loss
- H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA
H53-H54 MS-DRGs
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About the condition
Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.
Vision Impairment and Blindness
Vision impairment is the loss of vision. It includes blindness, which means that you have lost all or most of your sight. It also includes low vision, which means you have some vision, but the vision loss makes it hard to do everyday activities. You may have trouble reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV. Low vision can't be fixed with glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery.
Read more about vision impairment and blindness on MedlinePlus