ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00-H59
H53 Visual disturbances
Subcodes
Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H53..0 | Amblyopia ex anopsia | No |
| H53..00 | Unspecified amblyopia | No |
| H53..001 | Unspecified amblyopia, right eye | Yes |
| H53..002 | Unspecified amblyopia, left eye | Yes |
| H53..003 | Unspecified amblyopia, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..009 | Unspecified amblyopia, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..01 | Deprivation amblyopia | No |
| H53..011 | Deprivation amblyopia, right eye | Yes |
| H53..012 | Deprivation amblyopia, left eye | Yes |
| H53..013 | Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..019 | Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..02 | Refractive amblyopia | No |
| H53..021 | Refractive amblyopia, right eye | Yes |
| H53..022 | Refractive amblyopia, left eye | Yes |
| H53..023 | Refractive amblyopia, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..029 | Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..03 | Strabismic amblyopia | No |
| H53..031 | Strabismic amblyopia, right eye | Yes |
| H53..032 | Strabismic amblyopia, left eye | Yes |
| H53..033 | Strabismic amblyopia, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..039 | Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..04 | Amblyopia suspect | No |
| H53..041 | Amblyopia suspect, right eye | Yes |
| H53..042 | Amblyopia suspect, left eye | Yes |
| H53..043 | Amblyopia suspect, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..049 | Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..1 | Subjective visual disturbances | No |
| H53..10 | Unspecified subjective visual disturbances | Yes |
| H53..11 | Day blindness | Yes |
| H53..12 | Transient visual loss | No |
| H53..121 | Transient visual loss, right eye | Yes |
| H53..122 | Transient visual loss, left eye | Yes |
| H53..123 | Transient visual loss, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..129 | Transient visual loss, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..13 | Sudden visual loss | No |
| H53..131 | Sudden visual loss, right eye | Yes |
| H53..132 | Sudden visual loss, left eye | Yes |
| H53..133 | Sudden visual loss, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..139 | Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..14 | Visual discomfort | No |
| H53..141 | Visual discomfort, right eye | Yes |
| H53..142 | Visual discomfort, left eye | Yes |
| H53..143 | Visual discomfort, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..149 | Visual discomfort, unspecified | Yes |
| H53..15 | Visual distortions of shape and size | Yes |
| H53..16 | Psychophysical visual disturbances | Yes |
| H53..19 | Other subjective visual disturbances | Yes |
| H53..2 | Diplopia | Yes |
| H53..3 | Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision | No |
| H53..30 | Unspecified disorder of binocular vision | Yes |
| H53..31 | Abnormal retinal correspondence | Yes |
| H53..32 | Fusion with defective stereopsis | Yes |
| H53..33 | Simultaneous visual perception without fusion | Yes |
| H53..34 | Suppression of binocular vision | Yes |
| H53..4 | Visual field defects | No |
| H53..40 | Unspecified visual field defects | Yes |
| H53..41 | Scotoma involving central area | No |
| H53..411 | Scotoma involving central area, right eye | Yes |
| H53..412 | Scotoma involving central area, left eye | Yes |
| H53..413 | Scotoma involving central area, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..419 | Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..42 | Scotoma of blind spot area | No |
| H53..421 | Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye | Yes |
| H53..422 | Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye | Yes |
| H53..423 | Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..429 | Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..43 | Sector or arcuate defects | No |
| H53..431 | Sector or arcuate defects, right eye | Yes |
| H53..432 | Sector or arcuate defects, left eye | Yes |
| H53..433 | Sector or arcuate defects, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..439 | Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..45 | Other localized visual field defect | No |
| H53..451 | Other localized visual field defect, right eye | Yes |
| H53..452 | Other localized visual field defect, left eye | Yes |
| H53..453 | Other localized visual field defect, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..459 | Other localized visual field defect, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..46 | Homonymous bilateral field defects | No |
| H53..461 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side | Yes |
| H53..462 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side | Yes |
| H53..469 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side | Yes |
| H53..47 | Heteronymous bilateral field defects | Yes |
| H53..48 | Generalized contraction of visual field | No |
| H53..481 | Generalized contraction of visual field, right eye | Yes |
| H53..482 | Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye | Yes |
| H53..483 | Generalized contraction of visual field, bilateral | Yes |
| H53..489 | Generalized contraction of visual field, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H53..5 | Color vision deficiencies | No |
| H53..50 | Unspecified color vision deficiencies | Yes |
| H53..51 | Achromatopsia | Yes |
| H53..52 | Acquired color vision deficiency | Yes |
| H53..53 | Deuteranomaly | Yes |
| H53..54 | Protanomaly | Yes |
| H53..55 | Tritanomaly | Yes |
| H53..59 | Other color vision deficiencies | Yes |
| H53..6 | Night blindness | No |
| H53..60 | Unspecified night blindness | Yes |
| H53..61 | Abnormal dark adaptation curve | Yes |
| H53..62 | Acquired night blindness | Yes |
| H53..63 | Congenital night blindness | Yes |
| H53..69 | Other night blindness | Yes |
| H53..7 | Vision sensitivity deficiencies | No |
| H53..71 | Glare sensitivity | Yes |
| H53..72 | Impaired contrast sensitivity | Yes |
| H53..8 | Other visual disturbances | Yes |
| H53..9 | Unspecified visual disturbance | Yes |
Plain-language terms for this code
The following entries in the US Medical Glossary correspond to ICD-10-CM category H53:
- Vision Changes — Cambios en la visión
- Double Vision — Visión doble
- Blurred Vision — Visión borrosa
Last reviewed: September 2026