H53.8

Other visual disturbances

Billable / specific

H53.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from H53)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H53)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H53)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H53)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H53)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H53)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H53)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H53)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H53)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H53)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H53)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H53)

Also known as

  • Amblyopia, tobacco
  • Amblyopia, toxic NEC
  • Blurring, visual
  • Disturbance, vision, visual, specified NEC
  • Polyopia
  • Syndrome, visual disorientation
  • Vision, visual, blurred, blurring
  • Vision, visual, disorientation

Parent code

  • H53Visual disturbancesHeader

Related codes

  • H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsiaHeader
  • H53.1Subjective visual disturbancesHeader
  • H53.2DiplopiaBillable
  • H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular visionHeader
  • H53.4Visual field defectsHeader
  • H53.5Color vision deficienciesHeader
  • H53.6Night blindnessHeader
  • H53.7Vision sensitivity deficienciesHeader
  • H53.9Unspecified visual disturbanceBillable

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