H53
ICD-10Non-billable categoryVisual disturbances
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Visual disturbances
H53 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
More specific codes under H53
- H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsiacategory
- H53.1Subjective visual disturbancescategory
- H53.2Diplopia
- H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular visioncategory
- H53.4Visual field defectscategory
- H53.5Color vision deficienciescategory
- H53.6Night blindnesscategory
- H53.7Vision sensitivity deficienciescategory
- H53.8Other visual disturbances
- H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.