H53.59
BillableOther color vision deficiencies
Other color vision deficiencies
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)
- day blindness (H53.11)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Abnormal color vision23289000
- Abnormal colour vision23289000
- Chromatic aberration of vision87537003
- Reduced color discrimination246673006
- Reduced colour discrimination246673006
- Red-green color blindness246674000
- Red-green colour blindness246674000
- Reduced red-green discrimination246674000
- Reduced red-green vision246674000
- Chromatopsia247706003
- Perception of things changing color247706003
- Perception of things changing colour247706003
- Chloropsia285306003
- Finding of color vision301979008
- Finding of colour vision301979008
- Observation of color vision301979008
- Observation of colour vision301979008
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other color vision deficiencies?
The ICD-10-CM code for other color vision deficiencies is H53.59. The full clinical description is "Other color vision deficiencies". H53.59 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H53.59 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H53.59 represents "Other color vision deficiencies". 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 H53.59 a billable code?
Yes, H53.59 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H53.59 in?
H53.59 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H53.59 map to?
H53.59 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 23289000, 285306003, 87537003, 247706003, 301979008, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.59?
H53.59 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029548. 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.