H53.61

H53.61: Abnormal dark adaptation curve

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H53.61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal dark adaptation curve. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H53.61

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H53.6: Night blindness

night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H53.61 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›dark adaptation curve
Blindness›night›abnormal dark adaptation curve

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.