H53.14
Header — not billableVisual discomfort
The ICD-10 code for visual discomfort is H53.14.
H53.14 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
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.
- Asthenopia
- Photophobia
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.
Related codes in this category
- H53.10Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
- H53.11Day blindness
- H53.12Transient visual lossnon-billable header
- H53.13Sudden visual lossnon-billable header
- H53.15Visual distortions of shape and size
- H53.16Psychophysical visual disturbances
- H53.19Other subjective visual disturbances
- H53.14Visual discomfortnon-billable header