R48.3
BillableVisual agnosia
Visual agnosia
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Prosopagnosia
- Simultanagnosia (asimultagnosia)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Related Codes(5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(76)
SNOMED CT
- Agnosia for faces18358003
- Prosopagnosia18358003
- Visual agnosia25762009
- Visuoperceptual agnosia25762009
- Psychophysical visual disturbance70042006
- Anton syndrome83373005
- Anton's syndrome83373005
- Denial-visual hallucination syndrome83373005
- Topographical agnosia83824009
- Visual agnosia present274548005
- Simultagnosia285755009
- Visual agnosia for objects285757001
- Visuospatial agnosia285758006
- Balint Holmes syndrome765212008
- Balint syndrome765212008
- Optic ataxia, gaze apraxia, simultanagnosia syndrome765212008
UMLS
- Agnosia for FaceC0234512
- Agnosia for FacesC0234512
- Agnosia for facesC0234512
- Agnosia, Facial RecognitionC0234512
- Agnosias, Facial RecognitionC0234512
- FACE BLINDNESSC0234512
- Face BlindnessC0234512
- Face blindnessC0234512
- Facial Recognition AgnosiaC0234512
- Facial Recognition AgnosiasC0234512
- Facial agnosiaC0234512
- ProsopagnosiaC0234512
- Prosopagnosia (finding)C0234512
- ProsopagnosiasC0234512
- Recognition Agnosia, FacialC0234512
- Recognition Agnosias, FacialC0234512
- prosopagnosiaC0234512
- Agnosia, VisualC0234502
- Agnosias, VisualC0234502
- Visual AgnosiaC0234502
- Visual AgnosiasC0234502
- Visual agnosiaC0234502
- Visual agnosia (disorder)C0234502
- Visuoperceptual agnosiaC0234502
- agnosia visualC0234502
- visual agnosiaC0234502
- visual agnosiasC0234502
- Simultanagnosia (asimultagnosia)C3264579
Clinical Terms
- Simultanagnosia (asimultagnosia)
- Recognition Agnosias, Facial
- Visual agnosia (disorder)
- Visual Agnosias
- Visuospatial agnosia
- Balint syndrome
- Recognition Agnosia, Facial
- Simultagnosia
- Agnosia for Face
- Agnosia, Visual
- Agnosia, Facial Recognition
- Facial Recognition Agnosias
- Facial Recognition Agnosia
- Topographical agnosia
- Agnosias, Visual
- Agnosia for Faces
- prosopagnosia
- Visuoperceptual agnosia
- Prosopagnosias
- Balint Holmes syndrome
- Anton syndrome
- Visual agnosia present
- Agnosias, Facial Recognition
- agnosia visual
- Anton's syndrome
- Visual agnosia for objects
- Face Blindness
- Facial agnosia
- Optic ataxia, gaze apraxia, simultanagnosia syndrome
- Prosopagnosia (finding)
- Psychophysical visual disturbance
- Denial-visual hallucination syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for visual agnosia?
The ICD-10-CM code for visual agnosia is R48.3. The full clinical description is "Visual agnosia". R48.3 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R48.3 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R48.3 represents “Visual agnosia”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R48.3 a billable code?
Yes, R48.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R48.3 in?
R48.3 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R48.3?
R48.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills (F81.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does R48.3 map to?
R48.3 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 18358003, 83373005, 765212008, 70042006, 285755009, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R48.3?
R48.3 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0234512, C0234502, C3264579. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R48.3 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like visual agnosia 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 R48.3?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R48.3 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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