ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness
H53- Visual disturbances

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.13

Sudden visual loss

2016

2017

2018

2019

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H53.13 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H53.13 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H53.13 - other international versions of ICD-10 H53.13 may differ.

The following code(s) above H53.13 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H53.13:

H00-H59
2019 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H53.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.1
Subjective visual disturbances
Type 1 Excludes
- subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
- visual hallucinations (R44.1)
Subjective visual disturbances

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H53.13:

Disturbance(s) - see also Disease
- vision, visual H53.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.9
  Unspecified visual disturbance
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  - subjective H53.10
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.10
    Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
    2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
    - loss
      - sudden H53.13-
Loss (of)
- vision, visual H54.7
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.7
  Unspecified visual loss
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Visual impairment category 9 NOS
  - subjective
    - sudden H53.13-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H53.13

H53.043 …… bilateral

H53.049 …… unspecified eye

H53.1 Subjective visual disturbances

H53.10 Unspecified subjective visual disturbances

H53.11 Day blindness

H53.12 Transient visual loss

H53.121 …… right eye

H53.122 …… left eye

H53.123 …… bilateral

H53.129 …… unspecified eye

H53.13 Sudden visual loss

H53.131 …… right eye

H53.132 …… left eye

H53.133 …… bilateral

H53.139 …… unspecified eye

H53.14 Visual discomfort

H53.141 …… right eye

H53.142 …… left eye

H53.143 …… bilateral

H53.149 …… unspecified

H53.15 Visual distortions of shape and size

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.