H53.1

H53.1: Subjective visual disturbances

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H53.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subjective visual disturbances. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H53.1

8 child codes. Green means billable.

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

Other codes under H53

H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsia
H53.2Diplopia
H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
H53.4Visual field defects
H53.5Color vision deficiencies
H53.6Night blindness
H53.7Vision sensitivity deficiencies
H53.8Other visual disturbances
H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance