H53.14
Non-billableVisual discomfort
Visual discomfort
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Asthenopia
- Photophobia
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Accommodative asthenopiaC0004095
- Accommodative asthenopia (finding)C0004095
- Accommodative strainC0004095
- AsthenopiaC0004095
- Eye FatigueC0004095
- Eye strainC0004095
- Eye strain (finding)C0004095
- Eye tiredC0004095
- EyestrainC0004095
- Fatigue, EyeC0004095
- Fatigue, VisualC0004095
- Simple eye strainC0004095
- Tired eyeC0004095
- Tired eyesC0004095
- Visual FatigueC0004095
- asthenopiaC0004095
- eye fatigueC0004095
- eye strainC0004095
- eye strainingC0004095
- eye strainsC0004095
- eye tireC0004095
- eye tiredC0004095
- eyes fatigueC0004095
- eyes strainedC0004095
- eyes strainingC0004095
- eyestrainC0004095
- fatigue eyeC0004095
- tired eyeC0004095
- tired eyesC0004095
- visual fatigueC0004095
- Does not like lightC0085636
- Extreme sensitivity of the eyes to lightC0085636
- Eyes sensitive to lightC0085636
- Eyes sensitive to light (finding)C0085636
- Light SensitivitiesC0085636
- Light SensitivityC0085636
- Light affects eyesC0085636
- Light hypersensitivityC0085636
- Light sensitivityC0085636
- Ocular PhotosensitivityC0085636
- Ocular photosensitivityC0085636
- PhotodysphoriaC0085636
- PhotophobiaC0085636
- Photophobia (finding)C0085636
- PhotophobiasC0085636
- Sensitivities, LightC0085636
- Sensitivity, LightC0085636
- eye light sensitiveC0085636
- eyes light sensitiveC0085636
- eyes sensitive to lightC0085636
- intolerance to lightC0085636
- light hurts eyesC0085636
- light sensitive eyeC0085636
- light sensitivityC0085636
- photophobiaC0085636
- sensitiveness to lightC0085636
- Visual DiscomfortC0042818
- Visual discomfortC0042818
- Visual discomfort (finding)C0042818
- Visual discomfort, unspecifiedC0042818
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for visual discomfort?
The ICD-10-CM code for visual discomfort is H53.14. The full clinical description is "Visual discomfort". H53.14 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code H53.14 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H53.14 represents "Visual discomfort". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H53.14 a billable code?
No, H53.14 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H53.14.
What chapter is H53.14 in?
H53.14 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H53.14?
H53.14 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5); visual hallucinations (R44.1).
What are the subcategories under H53.14?
H53.14 has 4 child codes, including: H53.141 (Visual discomfort, right eye), H53.142 (Visual discomfort, left eye), H53.143 (Visual discomfort, bilateral), H53.149 (Visual discomfort, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.14?
H53.14 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0004095, C0085636, C0042818. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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