ICD-10 diagnosis code

H53 Visual disturbances

H53 is the ICD-10 code for Visual disturbances. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H53–H54 (Visual disturbances and blindness) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: VII · H00–H59
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of H53

H53 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H53Synstörningar

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH53Synsforstyrrelser

FinlandICD-10-FI

H53Näköhäiriöt

GermanyICD-10-GM

H53Sehstörungen

FranceICD-10-FR

H53Troubles de la vision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H53visuele stoornissen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

H53.71Glare sensitivity
H53.72Impaired contrast sensitivity

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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