ICD-10 diagnosis code

H53.5 Colour vision deficiencies

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H53.5 is the ICD-10 code for Colour vision deficiencies. 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 H53.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Achromatopsia
  • Acquired colour vision deficiency
  • Colour blindness
  • Deuteranomaly
  • Deuteranopia
  • Protanomaly
  • Protanopia
  • Tritanomaly
  • Tritanopia

What H53.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

H53.5 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

H53.5Färgsinnesdefekter

NorwayICD-10-NO

H53.5Fargeblindhet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH535Farvesyns defekter

  • DH535AAchromatopsia acquisita
  • DH535BDeuteranomalia
  • DH535CDeuteranopi
  • DH535DProtanomalia
  • DH535EProtanopia
  • DH535FTritanomalia
  • DH535GTritanopia
  • DH535HAchromatopsia
FinlandICD-10-FI

H53.5Värinäön häiriöt

GermanyICD-10-GM

H53.5Farbsinnstörungen

FranceICD-10-FR

H53.5Troubles de la vision des couleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H53.5stoornissen in kleurenzien

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H53.50Unspecified color vision deficiencies
  • H53.51Achromatopsia
  • H53.52Acquired color vision deficiency
  • H53.53Deuteranomaly
  • H53.54Protanomaly
  • H53.55Tritanomaly
  • H53.59Other color vision deficiencies

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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