H53.8
BillableOther visual disturbances
Other visual disturbances
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Toxic amblyopia965003
- Conjugated visual deviation1332008
- Refractive polyopia9428001
- Diplopia24982008
- Double vision24982008
- Seeing double24982008
- Palinopsia25462005
- Visual perseveration25462005
- Toxic optic neuropathy26125006
- Accommodation phosphene29158001
- Tobacco amblyopia30483005
- Eye pain41652007
- Ocular pain41652007
- Pain in eye41652007
- Spherical aberration of vision46183008
- Double vision in one eye50446000
- Monocular diplopia50446000
- Polyopia50446000
- Uniocular diplopia50446000
- Alcoholic amblyopia70701004
- Chromatic aberration of vision87537003
- Blurred vision111516008
- Blurring of visual image111516008
- Blurry vision111516008
- Phosphene112218005
- Poor visual acuity170728008
- Staring at diffuse light source246617003
- Does not like light246622003
- Eyes sensitive to light246622003
- Light affects eyes246622003
- Holds objects close246628004
- Eccentric viewing246630002
- Misjudges distances246631003
- Cloudy vision246636008
- Foggy vision246636008
- Hazy vision246636008
- Mist over eyes246636008
- Misty vision246636008
- Fading of visual image246651004
- Visual image fades and reappears246652006
- Visual image lingers246653001
- Multiple visual images246654007
- Curtain across vision246663009
- Slow to focus246722005
- Superimposition251767007
- After image251768002
- LP - Light perception260296003
- PL - Perception of light260296003
- PL only260296003
- PLO - Perceives light only260296003
- POL - Perception of light260296003
- Perceives light only260296003
- Visual acuity PL - inaccurate projection264943005
- Visual acuity perception of light - inaccurate projection264943005
- DVM - Delayed visual maturation285767006
- Delayed visual maturation285767006
- Nutritional amblyopia361120000
- Finding of quality of visual image366056003
- Quality of visual image - finding366056003
- Clarity of visual image - finding366057007
- Finding of clarity of visual image366057007
- Finding of visual behavior366058002
- Finding of visual behaviour366058002
- Visual behavior - finding366058002
- Visual behaviour - finding366058002
- Finding of refraction measurement366060000
- Refraction measurement - finding366060000
- Finding of refractive power366061001
- Refractive power - finding366061001
- Finding of general reaction to light366062008
- General reaction to light - finding366062008
- Finding of ocular accommodation366070003
- Ocular accommodation - finding366070003
- Finding of speed of ocular focus366072006
- Speed of focus - finding366072006
- Irlen syndrome390843008
- Scotopic sensitivity390843008
- Adjusting vision397685007
- Finding related to focusing397685007
- Focusing397685007
- Observation of focusing397685007
- Visual obscuration404666000
- Photophobia409668002
- Coma wavefront aberration413886002
- Higher-order aberration of vision414405001
- Higher-order wavefront aberration414406000
- Lower-order aberration of vision414621000
- Lower-order wavefront aberration414622007
- Monovision414775001
- Quadrafoil wavefront aberration415224005
- Trefoil wavefront aberration415752002
- Wavefront aberration415836006
- Wavefront aberration of vision415836006
- Positive dysphotopsia418175004
- Dysphotopsia418209000
- Temporal crescent syndrome418761001
- Negative dysphotopsia419046003
- Haidinger brushes420791006
- Afterimage421705002
- Entoptic phenomenon421809001
- Absent response to visual stimuli422677000
- Abnormal response to visual stimuli422877002
- Finding of response to visual stimuli423296004
- Difficulty seeing distant objects424348007
- Difficulty seeing close objects424527009
- Bradyopsia711163009
- Prolonged electroretinal response suppression711163009
- Visual snow syndrome771237009
- Left eye perceives light only817002007
- Right eye perceives light only817008006
- Transient blurring of vision1119528007
- Transient blurring of vision of one eye1119529004
- Dysfunction of visual motion detection1231219002
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H53.8?
ICD-10-CM code H53.8 represents "Other visual disturbances". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H53.8 a billable code?
Yes, H53.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H53.8 in?
H53.8 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H53.8 map to?
H53.8 maps to 74 SNOMED CT concepts: 24982008, 422877002, 422677000, 29158001, 397685007, and 69 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.8?
H53.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348571. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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