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H53.5

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Color vision deficiencies

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Also Known As

Color blindness

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • day blindness (H53.11)

Child Codes (7)

H53.50Unspecified color vision deficienciesH53.51AchromatopsiaH53.52Acquired color vision deficiencyH53.53DeuteranomalyH53.54ProtanomalyH53.55TritanomalyH53.59Other color vision deficiencies

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Code Information

CodeH53.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH53
CategoryDiseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes7

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Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)