H53.6 is the ICD-10 code for Night blindness. 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 H53.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- due to vitamin A deficiency E50.5
H53.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H53.6Nattblindhet
H53.6Nattblindhet
DH536Natteblindhed
H53.6Hämäräsokeus
H53.6Nachtblindheit
H53.6Cécité nocturne
H53.6nachtblindheid
Listed through more specific codes:
- H53.60Unspecified night blindness
- H53.61Abnormal dark adaptation curve
- H53.62Acquired night blindness
- H53.63Congenital night blindness
- H53.69Other night blindness
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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