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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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H53-H54
Visual disturbances and blindness
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Visual disturbances
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.422
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H53.422
Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H53.422 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 H53.422 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H53.422 - other international versions of ICD-10 H53.422 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H53.422 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
H53.422:
Approximate Synonyms
- Left paracecal scotoma
- Left paracecal scotoma (eye condition)
ICD-10-CM H53.422 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 H53.422 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 H53.422
H53.34 Suppression of binocular vision
H53.4 Visual field defects
H53.40 Unspecified visual field defects
H53.41 Scotoma involving central area
H53.42 Scotoma of blind spot area
H53.422
…… left eye
H53.43 Sector or arcuate defects
H53.45 Other localized visual field defect
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.