ICD-10 diagnosis code

H53.4 Visual field defects

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H53.4 is the ICD-10 code for Visual field defects. It is a four-character subcategory of H53 (Visual disturbances), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H53–H54 (Visual disturbances and blindness) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H53.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Enlarged blind spot
  • Generalized contraction of visual field
  • Hemianop(s)ia (heteronymous)(homonymous)
  • Quadrant anop(s)ia
  • Scotoma:
    • arcuate
    • Bjerrum
    • central
    • ring

H53.4 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

H53.4Synfältsdefekter

NorwayICD-10-NO

H53.4Synsfeltsdefekter

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH534Synsfeltsdefekter

  • DH534AAnopsia quadrantis
  • DH534BForstørret blind plet
  • DH534CHemianopsia homonyma
  • DH534DHemianopsia heteronyma
  • DH534EScotoma annulare
  • DH534FScotoma Bjerrum
  • DH534GScotoma centrale
  • DH534HScotoma arcuatum
  • and 1 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

H53.4Näkökenttäpuutos

GermanyICD-10-GM

H53.4Gesichtsfelddefekte

FranceICD-10-FR

H53.4Anomalies du champ visuel

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H53.4gezichtsvelddefecten

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H53.40Unspecified visual field defects
  • H53.47Heteronymous bilateral field defects

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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