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.
- day blindness H53.1
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.
H53.5Färgsinnesdefekter
H53.5Fargeblindhet
DH535Farvesyns defekter
- DH535AAchromatopsia acquisita
- DH535BDeuteranomalia
- DH535CDeuteranopi
- DH535DProtanomalia
- DH535EProtanopia
- DH535FTritanomalia
- DH535GTritanopia
- DH535HAchromatopsia
H53.5Värinäön häiriöt
H53.5Farbsinnstörungen
H53.5Troubles de la vision des couleurs
H53.5stoornissen in kleurenzien
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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