H53.9
BillableUnspecified visual disturbance
Unspecified visual disturbance
Coding Notes
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)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(136)
SNOMED CT
- Congenital corneal opacity interfering with vision13282008
- Angiomatous naevus of skin56975005
- Angiomatous nevus of skin56975005
- Capillary haemangioma of skin56975005
- Capillary hemangioma of skin56975005
- Capillary naevus of skin56975005
- Capillary nevus of skin56975005
- Raspberry mark of skin56975005
- Strawberry angioma56975005
- Strawberry birthmark56975005
- Strawberry haemangioma56975005
- Strawberry haemangioma of skin56975005
- Strawberry hemangioma56975005
- Strawberry hemangioma of skin56975005
- Strawberry mark56975005
- Strawberry mark of skin56975005
- Strawberry naevus56975005
- Strawberry naevus of skin56975005
- Strawberry nevus56975005
- Strawberry nevus of skin56975005
- Superficial infantile haemangioma56975005
- Superficial infantile hemangioma56975005
- Visual disturbance63102001
- Disorder of vision95677002
- Vision disorder95677002
- Visual alteration131182003
- Visual symptoms162274004
- Congenital corneal opacity with visual deficit204148008
- Slow to talk229721007
- Speech delay229721007
- Interference with vision246638009
- Functional vision problem404183005
- Higher-order wavefront aberration414406000
- Wavefront aberration415836006
- Wavefront aberration of vision415836006
- Abnormal vision as a late effect of cerebrovascular disease441759008
- Deafness-dystonia syndrome702423009
- Deafness-dystonia-optic neuronopathy syndrome702423009
- Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome702423009
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder with visual symptom735545002
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with visual disturbance735545002
- Abnormal vision due to superficial infantile haemangioma of periorbital region1156066000
- Abnormal vision due to superficial infantile hemangioma of periorbital region1156066000
- Periorbital strawberry naevus with impaired sight1156066000
- Periorbital strawberry nevus with impaired sight1156066000
- Periorbital strawberry naevus1156070008
- Periorbital strawberry nevus1156070008
- Superficial infantile haemangioma of periorbital region1156070008
- Superficial infantile hemangioma of periorbital region1156070008
- Global developmental delay, visual anomalies, progressive cerebellar atrophy, truncal hypotonia syndrome1172696009
- CHD3-related developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual disability, abnormalities of vision, facial dysmorphism syndrome1179408008
- Chromodomain helicase dna-binding protein 3- related developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual disability, abnormalities of vision, facial dysmorphism syndrome1179408008
- Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome1179408008
- Infantile haemangioma1293125002
- Infantile hemangioma1293125002
- Hereditary cerebellar atrophy431641000124107
- Visual disturbance as sequela of cerebrovascular disease87551000119101
UMLS
- DysopiaC0547030
- Unspecified visual disturbanceC0547030
- Visual DisturbanceC0547030
- Visual alterationC0547030
- Visual alteration (finding)C0547030
- Visual disturbanceC0547030
- Visual disturbance (disorder)C0547030
- Visual disturbance NOSC0547030
- Visual disturbancesC0547030
- disturbance visualC0547030
- disturbances visualC0547030
- disturbances visualsC0547030
- dysopiaC0547030
- visual disturbanceC0547030
- visual disturbancesC0547030
Clinical Terms
- Abnormal vision as a late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Angiomatous naevus of skin
- Angiomatous nevus of skin
- Strawberry angioma
- Strawberry hemangioma of skin
- Strawberry haemangioma
- Visual disturbance as sequela of cerebrovascular disease
- disturbances visual
- Strawberry naevus of skin
- Functional vision problem
- CHD3-related developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual disability, abnormalities of vision, facial dysmorphism syndrome
- Strawberry mark of skin
- Strawberry nevus
- Deafness-dystonia syndrome
- Abnormal vision due to superficial infantile haemangioma of periorbital region
- Strawberry haemangioma of skin
- Strawberry hemangioma
- Superficial infantile hemangioma of periorbital region
- Visual Disturbance
- Infantile hemangioma
- Chromodomain helicase dna-binding protein 3- related developmental delay, speech delay, intellectual disability, abnormalities of vision, facial dysmorphism syndrome
- Abnormal vision due to superficial infantile hemangioma of periorbital region
- Interference with vision
- Vision disorder
- Strawberry naevus
- Superficial infantile haemangioma of periorbital region
- Infantile haemangioma
- Dysopia
- Periorbital strawberry nevus
- Disorder of vision
- Capillary nevus of skin
- Periorbital strawberry nevus with impaired sight
- Capillary haemangioma of skin
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with visual disturbance
- Superficial infantile hemangioma
- Capillary naevus of skin
- disturbance visual
- Strawberry nevus of skin
- disturbances visuals
- Congenital corneal opacity interfering with vision
- Speech delay
- Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome
- Wavefront aberration
- Wavefront aberration of vision
- Strawberry mark
- Visual disturbance NOS
- Visual disturbance (disorder)
- Periorbital strawberry naevus
- Visual alteration (finding)
- Congenital corneal opacity with visual deficit
- Hereditary cerebellar atrophy
- Higher-order wavefront aberration
- Slow to talk
- Periorbital strawberry naevus with impaired sight
- Strawberry birthmark
- Superficial infantile haemangioma
- Raspberry mark of skin
- Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder with visual symptom
- Visual symptoms
- Visual alteration
- Deafness-dystonia-optic neuronopathy syndrome
- Global developmental delay, visual anomalies, progressive cerebellar atrophy, truncal hypotonia syndrome
- Capillary hemangioma of skin
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified visual disturbance?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified visual disturbance is H53.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified visual disturbance". H53.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H53.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H53.9 represents “Unspecified visual disturbance”. 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 H53.9 a billable code?
Yes, H53.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H53.9 in?
H53.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H53.9 map to?
H53.9 maps to 22 SNOMED CT concepts: 441759008, 1156066000, 56975005, 1179408008, 13282008, and 17 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H53.9?
H53.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0547030. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H53.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified visual disturbance 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 H53.9?
H53.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 9D7Z (Impairment of visual functions, unspecified).
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