2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.19

Other subjective visual disturbances

ICD-10-CM Code:
H53.19
ICD-10 Code for:
Other subjective visual disturbances
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)

H53.19 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other subjective visual disturbances. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

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

  • Bilateral scotoma of eyes
  • Bilateral vitreous flashes
  • Dysphotopsia
  • Entoptic phenomenon
  • Erythropsia
  • Eye strain
  • Eye strain of left eye
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Lights or colors in visual field
  • Photopsia
  • Photopsia of left eye
  • Photopsia of right eye
  • Scintillating scotoma
  • Scintillating scotoma of bilateral eyes
  • Scintillating scotoma of left eye
  • Scintillating scotoma of right eye
  • Seeing spots in front of eyes
  • Sees colors in visual field
  • Sees flashes
  • Sees flickering lights
  • Sees haloes around lights
  • Sees haloes around objects
  • Sees lights in visual field
  • Sees rainbows
  • Sees rays
  • Sees sparks
  • Sound-induced photism
  • Visual halos
  • Visual perceptual weakness
  • Xanthopsia

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Flasher|Flashers|Flashing lights|Photopsia

    the perception of sudden or brief bursts (flashes) of light.
  • Photopsia

    the perception of flashes of light.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Visual halos

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 H53.19 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 368.15 - Visual distortions NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

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.