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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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Visual disturbances and blindness
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Visual disturbances
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.19
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.19
Other subjective visual disturbances
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H53.19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H53.19 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H53.19 - other international versions of ICD-10 H53.19 may differ.
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H53.19 contain annotation back-references
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H53.19:
Approximate Synonyms
- Bilateral scintillating scotoma
- Bilateral scintillating scotoma (eye condition)
- Bilateral vitreous flashes
- Left scintillating scotoma
- Left scintillating scotoma (eye condition)
- Left vitreous flashes
- Left vitreous flashes (eye condition)
- Photophobia
- Photopsia
- Photopsia (light flashes)
- Refractive diplopia
- Refractive polyopia
- Right scintillating scotoma
- Right scintillating scotoma (eye condition)
- Right vitreous flashes
- Right vitreous flashes (eye condition)
- Scintillating scotoma
- Visual halos
- Visual halos (eye condition)
- Vitreous flashes
- Vitreous flashes (eye condition)
- Vitreous flashes, both eyes
Clinical Information
- Hazy ring around bright lights seen by some patients with refractive error or optical defects, e.g. Cataracts, or corneal swelling.
ICD-10-CM H53.19 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert H53.19 to ICD-9-CM
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
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H53.19
H53.15 Visual distortions of shape and size
H53.16 Psychophysical visual disturbances
H53.19
Other subjective visual disturbances
H53.3 Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
H53.30 Unspecified disorder of binocular vision
H53.31 Abnormal retinal correspondence
H53.32 Fusion with defective stereopsis
H53.33 Simultaneous visual perception without fusion
H53.34 Suppression of binocular vision
H53.4 Visual field defects
H53.40 Unspecified visual field defects
H53.41 Scotoma involving central area
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.