H53.5
Non-billableColor vision deficiencies
Color vision deficiencies
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
- Color blindness
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)
- day blindness (H53.11)
Child Codes (7)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Blindness colorC0242225
- Blindness colourC0242225
- Blindness, ColorC0242225
- Color BlindnessC0242225
- Color blindnessC0242225
- Color blindness (disorder)C0242225
- Color blindness NOSC0242225
- ColorblindnessC0242225
- Colour blindnessC0242225
- Colour blindness NOSC0242225
- Colour vision defectsC0242225
- Impaired color visionC0242225
- No color perceptionC0242225
- No colour perceptionC0242225
- color blindnessC0242225
- color blindness disorderC0242225
- colour blindnessC0242225
- Color Vision DefectC0009398
- Color Vision DefectsC0009398
- Color Vision DeficienciesC0009398
- Color Vision DeficiencyC0009398
- Color vision defectsC0009398
- Color vision deficienciesC0009398
- Color vision deficiencyC0009398
- Color vision deficiency (disorder)C0009398
- Colour vision deficiencyC0009398
- Defect, Color VisionC0009398
- Defective color visionC0009398
- Defective colour visionC0009398
- Defects, Color VisionC0009398
- Deficiencies, Color VisionC0009398
- Deficiency, Color VisionC0009398
- Vision Defect, ColorC0009398
- Vision Defects, ColorC0009398
- Vision Deficiencies, ColorC0009398
- Vision Deficiency, ColorC0009398
- Vision defect, colorC0009398
- color vision defectsC0009398
- color vision deficiencyC0009398
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H53.5?
ICD-10-CM code H53.5 represents "Color vision deficiencies". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H53.5 a billable code?
No, H53.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under H53.5.
What chapter is H53.5 in?
H53.5 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H53.5?
H53.5 has 7 child codes, including: H53.50 (Unspecified color vision deficiencies), H53.51 (Achromatopsia), H53.52 (Acquired color vision deficiency), H53.53 (Deuteranomaly), and 3 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.5?
H53.5 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0242225, C0009398. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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