Sudden visual loss, bilateral. H53.133 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Sudden visual loss, bilateral. It is found in the 2019 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2018 - Sep 30, 2019.
Oct 01, 2021 · Unqualified visual loss, both eyes H54.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.3 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.3 - other international versions ...
Oct 01, 2021 · Low vision, both eyes H54.2 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of... The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.2 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.2 - other international versions of ...
Oct 01, 2021 · Transient visual loss, bilateral. H53.123 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H53.123 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016. H53.133 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of sudden visual loss, bilateral. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Category of visual impairment | Presenting visual acuity | Classified as |
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1 | 6/12 0.50 20/40 | Mild visual impairment |
2 | 6/18 0.33 20/60 | Moderate visual impairment |
3 | 6/60 0.10 20/200 | Blindness |
4 | 3/60 0.05 20/400 | Severe blindness |
Category | Presenting distance visual acuity |
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Worse than: | |
1 Moderate visual impairment | 6/18 3/10 (0.3) 20/70 |
2 Severe visual impairment | 6/60 1/10 (0.1) 20/200 |
3 Blindness | 3/60 1/20 (0.05) 20/400 |
Low vision is a chronic eye disorder that a person cannot treat with glasses, contact lenses, or medical or surgical treatment. It includes varying levels of vision loss, blind spots, poor night vision, and trouble with blindness to almost total loss of vision.
There are two categories of low vision- one is partially sighted and the other one is legally blind. Moreover, partially sighted mentions the visual activity between 20/70 and 20/200 along with conventional prescription lenses.
The category, H54, includes codes for blindness and low vision and with that brings many changes for documentation and coding. In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) campaigned for greater clarity in the reporting of blindness and low vision and with this latest update we will be following those parameters.
Rhonda Buckholtz is the vice president of practice optimization for Eye Care Leaders. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, working in the management, reimbursement, billing, and coding sectors, in addition to being an instructor. She is a past co-chair for the WEDI ICD-10 Implementation Workgroup, Advanced Payment Models Workgroup and has provided testimony ongoing for ICD-10 and standardization of data for NCVHS. Rhonda spends her time on practice optimization for Eye Care Leaders by providing transformational services and revenue integrity for Ophthalmology practices. She was instrumental in developing the Certified Ophthalmology Professional Coder (COPC) exam and curriculum for the AAPC. Rhonda is a member of the ICD10monitor editorial board and makes frequent appearances on Talk Ten Tuesdays.