H53.142
H53.142 — Visual discomfort, left eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
H53.142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for visual discomfort, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H53.142 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.
Medicare coverage
H53.142 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H53.14. If H53.142 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H53.142
- Is H53.142 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H53.142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H53.142 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54).