H53.7
Header — not billableVision sensitivity deficiencies
The ICD-10 code for vision sensitivity deficiencies is H53.7.
H53.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
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.
Child codes under H53.7
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
- H53.5Color vision deficienciesnon-billable header
- H53.6Night blindnessnon-billable header
- H53.8Other visual disturbances
- H53.9Unspecified visual disturbance
- H53.7Vision sensitivity deficienciesnon-billable header