Visual field defects. H53.4 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H53.4 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Unspecified visual loss
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.
The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Why ICD-10 codes are important
Visual field defects are a common visual manifestation that occurs as a result of stroke affecting the optic radiation fibers, leading to either hemianopia or quadrantanopia depending on the site of the lesion and the extent of damage to the optic radiation.
H54. 7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Encounter for examination of eyes and vision without abnormal findings. Z01. 00 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 Z01.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified visual field defects- H53. 40- Codify by AAPC.
Definition: Visual Loss: objective loss of visual acuity during a finite period attributable to an underlying disease.
6-, Unqualified visual loss, one eye. For example, H54. 62 corresponds to Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye. If “blindness” or “visual loss” is documented without any information about whether one or both eyes are affected, assign code H54.
If “blindness” or “low vision” in one eye is documented but the visual impairment category is not documented, assign a code from H54. 6-, Unqualified visual loss, one eye. If “blindness” or “visual loss” is documented without any information about whether one or both eyes are affected, assign code H54.
8: Other visual disturbances.
CPT code 92083: Visual field ex- amination, unilateral or bilateral, with interpretation and report; extended examination (e.g., Goldmann visual fields with at least 3 isopters plotted and static determination within the central 30 degrees, or quantitative, automated threshold perimetry, Octopus program G-1, 32, or 42, ...
ICD-10 | Cerebral infarction, unspecified (I63. 9)
Bitemporal hemianopsia (aka bitemporal heteronymous hemianopsia or bitemporal hemianopia) is the medical description of a type of partial blindness where vision is missing in the outer half of both the right and left visual field. It is usually associated with lesions of the optic chiasm, the area where the optic nerves from the right and left eyes cross near the pituitary gland.
Use a child code to capture more detail. ICD Code H53.4 is a non-billable code.