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H53.46

Homonymous bilateral field defects

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 3 more specific codes instead:

  • H53.461 Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side
  • H53.462 Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side
  • H53.469 Homonymous bilateral field defects, unspecified side

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 Homonymous bilateral field defects

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
H53.40 Unspecified visual field defects Valid
H53.41 Scotoma involving central area Not billable
H53.42 Scotoma of blind spot area Not billable
H53.43 Sector or arcuate defects Not billable
H53.45 Other localized visual field defect Not billable
H53.47 Heteronymous bilateral field defects Valid
H53.48 Generalized contraction of visual field Not billable