FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Color vision deficiencies
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016day blindness (H53.11)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Color vision deficiencies
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Color blindness
day blindness (H53.11)
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
H53.50Unspecified color vision deficienciesBillable / specificH53.51AchromatopsiaBillable / specificH53.52Acquired color vision deficiencyBillable / specificH53.53DeuteranomalyBillable / specificH53.54ProtanomalyBillable / specificH53.55TritanomalyBillable / specificH53.59Other color vision deficienciesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H53.0 | Amblyopia ex anopsia | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.1 | Subjective visual disturbances | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.2 | Diplopia | Billable / specific |
| H53.3 | Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.4 | Visual field defects | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.6 | Night blindness | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.7 | Vision sensitivity deficiencies | Category · further specificity required |
| H53.8 | Other visual disturbances | Billable / specific |
| H53.9 | Unspecified visual disturbance | Billable / specific |
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