Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54) ICD-10-CM
The H53–H54 section covers visual disturbances and blindness with 182 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, of which 128 are billable in fiscal year 2026. The section is organized into the 2 code ranges listed below.
Code Ranges in This Section 2 ranges · 182 codes
| Code Range | Title | Codes | Billable |
|---|---|---|---|
| H53 | Visual disturbances (H53) | 106 | 84 |
| H54 | Blindness and low vision (H54) | 76 | 44 |
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About the H53–H54 Code Range
ICD-10 codes H53-H54 cover a range of complications related to visual disturbances and blindness. These codes track conditions impacting vision quality, including various types of amblyopia, subjective and objective visual problems, and degrees of blindness or low vision in one or both eyes.
This code range uniquely addresses amblyopia (lazy eye) with distinctions like deprivation, refractive, and strabismic amblyopia, helping coders find precise categories including right, left, bilateral, or unspecified eye involvement. For example, H53.001 specifies amblyopia of the right eye. It also includes a broad array of subjective visual symptoms such as transient or sudden visual loss, visual discomfort, diplopia (double vision), and color vision deficiencies like achromatopsia or protanomaly. Codes under H54 capture blindness and low vision in detail, distinguishing severity and laterality—such as H54.0 for blindness in both eyes or H54.41 for blindness in the right eye with normal vision in the left eye. These distinctions help clarify diagnoses for reporting and treatment planning, covering everything from legal blindness definitions to unspecified visual loss, aiding health professionals and coders in accurately documenting vision impairments.
Questions About This Page
How many codes are in the H53-H54 range?
The H53-H54 range contains 182 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes in FY 2026. 128 of them are billable, and the rest are category headers that organize the section.
What conditions does H53-H54 cover?
The range covers visual disturbances and blindness. The code ranges listed above break it into groups of related conditions, and each one links to its own page with the full code list.
Related References
Source: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM Tabular List and order file, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
