H53.14 Visual discomfort

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Asthenopia
• Photophobia

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 H53.14

• H53.141 Visual discomfort, right eye
• H53.142 Visual discomfort, left eye
• H53.143 Visual discomfort, bilateral
• H53.149 Visual discomfort, unspecified

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.14

• Discomfort › visual
• Disturbance (s) › vision, visual › subjective › discomfort
• Photophobia

Nearby codes

• H53.13 Sudden visual loss
• H53.131 Sudden visual loss, right eye
• H53.132 Sudden visual loss, left eye
• H53.133 Sudden visual loss, bilateral
• H53.139 Sudden visual loss, unspecified eye
• H53.14 Visual discomfort (this code)
• H53.141 Visual discomfort, right eye
• H53.142 Visual discomfort, left eye
• H53.143 Visual discomfort, bilateral
• H53.149 Visual discomfort, unspecified
• H53.15 Visual distortions of shape and size