H53.12 Transient visual loss

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Scintillating scotoma

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amaurosis fugax (G45.3-)
• transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)

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)

Codes under H53.12

• 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

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.12

• Disturbance (s) › vision, visual › subjective › loss › transient
• Loss (of) › vision, visual › subjective › transient
• Scotoma (arcuate) (Bjerrum) (central) (ring) › scintillating

Nearby codes

• 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
• H53.12 Transient visual loss (this code)
• 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
• H53.13 Sudden visual loss