H53.11
Billable codeDay blindness
The ICD-10 code for day blindness is H53.11.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Hemeralopia
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H53.10Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
- H53.12Transient visual lossnon-billable header
- H53.13Sudden visual lossnon-billable header
- H53.14Visual discomfortnon-billable header
- H53.15Visual distortions of shape and size
- H53.16Psychophysical visual disturbances
- H53.19Other subjective visual disturbances
- H53.11Day blindness
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 36810Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
H53.11 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.