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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.40

Unspecified visual field defects

ICD-10-CM Code:
H53.40
ICD-10 Code for:
Unspecified visual field defects
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Visual disturbances and blindness
      (H53-H54)
      • Visual disturbances
        (H53)

H53.40 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified visual field defects. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like H53.40 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Abnormal peripheral vision
  • Bilateral peripheral visual field defect
  • Bilateral visual defect of eyes
  • Bilateral visual field constriction
  • Constriction of visual field of left eye
  • Constriction of visual field of right eye
  • Functional visual field loss
  • Glaucomatous visual field defect
  • Loss of part of visual field
  • Peripheral visual field defect
  • Peripheral visual field defect of left eye
  • Peripheral visual field defect of right eye
  • Seeing blob in vision
  • Tunnel vision of bilateral eyes
  • Tunnel vision of left eye
  • Tunnel vision of right eye
  • Tunnel visual field constriction
  • Tunnel visual field constriction
  • Tunnel visual field constriction
  • Visual field constriction
  • Visual field defect
  • Visual field defect due to and following cerebrovascular accident
  • Visual field defect of left eye
  • Visual field defect of right eye

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Central Visual Field Defect

    reduced or abnormal sight in the central visual field.

  • Congruent Visual Field Defect

    identically shaped visual field defect in the same location in both eyes.

  • Heteronymous Visual Field Defect

    a bilateral visual field defect on opposite sides of the visual space of each eye (right or left).

  • Homonymous Visual Field Defect

    a bilateral visual field defect on the same side of visual space of each eye (right or left).

  • Incongruent Visual Field Defect

    non-identically shaped visual field defect in the same location in both eyes.

  • Peripheral Visual Field Defect

    reduced or abnormal sight in the peripheral visual field.

  • Visual Field Defect

    an absolute or relative reduction in the extent of the normal field of vision.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert H53.40 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 368.40 - Visual field defect NOS

Patient Education


Vision Impairment and Blindness

If you have low vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery may not help. Activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. The leading causes of low vision and blindness in the United States are age-related eye diseases: macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma. Other eye disorders, eye injuries, and birth defects can also cause vision loss.

Whatever the cause, lost vision cannot be restored. It can, however, be managed. A loss of vision means that you may have to reorganize your life and learn new ways of doing things. If you have some vision, visual aids such as special glasses and large print books can make life easier. There are also devices to help those with no vision, like text-reading software and braille books.

The sooner vision loss or eye disease is found and treated, the greater your chances of keeping your remaining vision. You should have regular comprehensive eye exams by an eye care professional.

NIH: National Eye Institute


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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.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.