H53.5
Header — not billableColor vision deficiencies
The ICD-10 code for color vision deficiencies is H53.5.
H53.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- day blindness (H53.11)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Color blindness
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H53.0Amblyopia ex anopsianon-billable header
- H53.1Subjective visual disturbancesnon-billable header
- H53.2Diplopia
- H53.3Other and unspecified disorders of binocular visionnon-billable header
- H53.4Visual field defectsnon-billable header
- H53.6Night blindnessnon-billable header
- H53.7Vision sensitivity deficienciesnon-billable header
- H53.8Other visual disturbances
- H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance
- H53.5Color vision deficienciesnon-billable header