Is H53.14 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H53.14 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H53.14 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54).

What cannot be coded together with H53.14?

H53.14 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H53.14 (H53.1) and apply to it just the same.

H53.14

H53.14 — Visual discomfort

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H53.14 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for visual discomfort. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Asthenopia
Photophobia

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H53.14

These are not written on H53.14, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H53.14 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H53.1 — Subjective visual disturbances

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

Risk adjustment

H53.14 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

H53.14 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead H53.14

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H53.1. If H53.14 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H53.14

Is H53.14 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H53.14 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H53.14 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54).
What cannot be coded together with H53.14?: H53.14 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H53.14 (H53.1) and apply to it just the same.