H53.19
BillableOther subjective visual disturbances
Other subjective visual disturbances
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Visual halos
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Flittering scotoma2228002
- Scintillating scotoma2228002
- Sees haloes around lights39926002
- Sees rings around lights39926002
- Xanthopsia48505000
- Flashes56170001
- Light flashes56170001
- Photopsia56170001
- Accommodative strain70323002
- Asthenopia70323002
- Eye strain70323002
- Simple eye strain70323002
- Tired eyes70323002
- Sees flickering lights73905001
- Visual halos83551002
- Erythropia85289008
- Erythropsia85289008
- Flashing lights seen162277006
- Sees flashes162277006
- Lights or colors in visual field246640004
- Lights or colours in visual field246640004
- Sees lights in visual field246641000
- Sees sparks246642007
- Sees rays246643002
- Sees haloes around objects246644008
- Sees rings around objects246644008
- Sees colors in visual field246645009
- Sees colours in visual field246645009
- Sees rainbows276358008
- Visual perceptual weakness395219004
- Seeing spots in front of eyes418008001
- Dysphotopsia418209000
- Entoptic phenomenon421809001
- Sound-induced photism423356004
- Bilateral scotoma of eyes16059191000119103
- Scotoma of bilateral eyes16059191000119103
- Scotoma of both eyes16059191000119103
- Bilateral vitreous flashes349071000119101
- Vitreous flashes of bilateral eyes349071000119101
- Vitreous flashes of both eyes349071000119101
- Eye strain of left eye15935981000119108
- Left asthenopia15935981000119108
- Photopsia of left eye348451000119106
- Vitreous flashes of left eye348451000119106
- Photopsia of right eye348011000119103
- Vitreous flashes of right eye348011000119103
- Scintillating scotoma of bilateral eyes15747401000119108
- Scintillating scotoma of left eye15747321000119109
- Scintillating scotoma of right eye15747361000119104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other subjective visual disturbances?
The ICD-10-CM code for other subjective visual disturbances is H53.19. The full clinical description is "Other subjective visual disturbances". H53.19 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H53.19 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H53.19 represents "Other subjective visual disturbances". 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 H53.19 a billable code?
Yes, H53.19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H53.19 in?
H53.19 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H53.19?
H53.19 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 SNOMED CT codes does H53.19 map to?
H53.19 maps to 29 SNOMED CT concepts: 70323002, 16059191000119103, 349071000119101, 418209000, 421809001, and 24 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.19?
H53.19 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2881389, C0271188. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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