H53.2
BillableDiplopia
Diplopia
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Double vision
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
Related Codes(9)
H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsia
H53.1Subjective visual disturbances
H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
H53.4Visual field defects
H53.5Color vision deficiencies
H53.6Night blindness
H53.7Vision sensitivity deficiencies
H53.8Other visual disturbances
H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(52)
SNOMED CT
- Diplopia24982008
- Double vision24982008
- Seeing double24982008
- Double vision in one eye50446000
- Monocular diplopia50446000
- Polyopia50446000
- Uniocular diplopia50446000
- Refractive diplopia75364009
- Binocular diplopia246655008
- Double vision with both eyes open246655008
- Homonymous diplopia251755005
- Uncrossed diplopia251755005
- Crossed diplopia251756006
- Heteronymous diplopia251756006
- Paradoxical diplopia251757002
- Incongruous diplopia251758007
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder with visual symptom735545002
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with visual disturbance735545002
- Functional diplopia1260351002
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Vision, Double
- Diplopia (disorder)
- Polyopia
- Double vision with both eyes open
- Double vision in one eye
- Heteronymous diplopia
- Paradoxical diplopia
- Diplopias
- Double Vision
- Homonymous diplopia
- Uncrossed diplopia
- Crossed diplopia
- Uniocular diplopia
- Binocular diplopia
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with visual disturbance
- Functional diplopia
- Vision double
- Refractive diplopia
- Monocular diplopia
- Seeing double
- Incongruous diplopia
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder with visual symptom
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for diplopia?
The ICD-10-CM code for diplopia is H53.2. The full clinical description is "Diplopia". H53.2 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H53.2 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H53.2 represents “Diplopia”. 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 H53.2 a billable code?
Yes, H53.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H53.2 in?
H53.2 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H53.2 map to?
H53.2 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 246655008, 251756006, 24982008, 735545002, 50446000, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.2?
H53.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0012569. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H53.2 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like diplopia affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H53.2?
H53.2 maps to the ICD-11 code: 9D46 (Impairment of binocular functions).
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