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H53.13

Sudden visual loss

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • H53.131 Sudden visual loss, right eye
  • H53.132 Sudden visual loss, left eye
  • H53.133 Sudden visual loss, bilateral
  • H53.139 Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Sudden visual loss

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H53.10 Unspecified subjective visual disturbances Valid
H53.11 Day blindness Valid
H53.12 Transient visual loss Not billable
H53.14 Visual discomfort Not billable
H53.15 Visual distortions of shape and size Valid
H53.16 Psychophysical visual disturbances Valid
H53.19 Other subjective visual disturbances Valid