H53.9
H53.9: Unspecified visual disturbance
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
H53.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified visual disturbance. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check H53.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H53.9 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)
- A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disturbance›vision, visual
- Vision, visual›disturbance
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.