H53.02 Refractive amblyopia

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H53.0 Amblyopia ex anopsia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)

Codes under H53.02

• H53.021 Refractive amblyopia, right eye
• H53.022 Refractive amblyopia, left eye
• H53.023 Refractive amblyopia, bilateral
• H53.029 Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.02

• Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression) › refractive

Nearby codes

• H53.01 Deprivation amblyopia
• H53.011 Deprivation amblyopia, right eye
• H53.012 Deprivation amblyopia, left eye
• H53.013 Deprivation amblyopia, bilateral
• H53.019 Deprivation amblyopia, unspecified eye
• H53.02 Refractive amblyopia (this code)
• H53.021 Refractive amblyopia, right eye
• H53.022 Refractive amblyopia, left eye
• H53.023 Refractive amblyopia, bilateral
• H53.029 Refractive amblyopia, unspecified eye
• H53.03 Strabismic amblyopia