Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H52

Disorders of refraction and accommodation

ICD-10-CM Code:
H52
ICD-10 Code for:
Disorders of refraction and accommodation
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
      (H49-H52)
      • Disorders of refraction and accommodation
        (H52)

H52 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of disorders of refraction and accommodation. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Disorders of refraction and accommodation

Non-specific codes like H52 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for disorders of refraction and accommodation:

  • H52.0 for Hypermetropia - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.00 for Hypermetropia, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.01 for Hypermetropia, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.02 for Hypermetropia, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.03 for Hypermetropia, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.1 for Myopia - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.10 for Myopia, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.11 for Myopia, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.12 for Myopia, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.13 for Myopia, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.2 for Astigmatism - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.20 for Unspecified astigmatism - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.21 for Irregular astigmatism - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.22 for Regular astigmatism - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.3 for Anisometropia and aniseikonia - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.31 for Anisometropia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.32 for Aniseikonia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.4 for Presbyopia - BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.5 for Disorders of accommodation - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.51 for Internal ophthalmoplegia (complete) (total) - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.52 for Paresis of accommodation - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • H52.53 for Spasm of accommodation - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.6 for Other disorders of refraction - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H52.7 for Unspecified disorder of refraction - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.