H50.53
BillableVertical heterophoria
Vertical heterophoria
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
- nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Hypophoria8016009
- Latent vertical squint with eye down8016009
- Vertical heterophoria with eye down8016009
- Latent vertical squint20636006
- Vertical heterophoria20636006
- Alternating hyperphoria59257003
- Incomitant hyperphoria246753007
- Incomitant hypophoria246754001
- Hyperphoria421452007
- Latent vertical squint with eye up421452007
- Vertical heterophoria with eye up421452007
- Comitant hypophoria1351481003
- Comitant heterophoria1351482005
- Comitant hyperphoria1351483000
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for vertical heterophoria?
The ICD-10-CM code for vertical heterophoria is H50.53. The full clinical description is "Vertical heterophoria". H50.53 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H50.53 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H50.53 represents "Vertical heterophoria". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H50.53 a billable code?
Yes, H50.53 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H50.53 in?
H50.53 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H50.53 map to?
H50.53 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 59257003, 1351482005, 1351483000, 1351481003, 421452007, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H50.53?
H50.53 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0152218. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.