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H53.039

H53.039: Strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H53.039 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for strabismic amblyopia, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H53.039 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H53.039

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H53.0: Amblyopia ex anopsia

  • amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H53.039

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H53.03: Strabismic amblyopia

  • strabismus (H50.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H53.039 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H53.03

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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