H53.11 Day blindness

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Hemeralopia

Applies from H53.1 Subjective visual disturbances

Excludes1 (never code together)

• subjective visual disturbances due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)
• visual hallucinations (R44.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 368.10 Subjective visual disturbance, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H53.11

Back-references to H53.11

• Type 2 Excludes: H53.5 Color vision deficiencies ("day blindness (H53.11)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.11

• Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) › day
• Disturbance (s) › vision, visual › subjective › day blindness
• Hemeralopia (day blindness)

Nearby codes

• H53.042 Amblyopia suspect, left eye
• H53.043 Amblyopia suspect, bilateral
• H53.049 Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye
• H53.1 Subjective visual disturbances
• H53.10 Unspecified subjective visual disturbances
• H53.11 Day blindness (this code)
• H53.12 Transient visual loss
• H53.121 Transient visual loss, right eye
• H53.122 Transient visual loss, left eye
• H53.123 Transient visual loss, bilateral
• H53.129 Transient visual loss, unspecified eye