H53.16 Psychophysical visual disturbances

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

• 368.16 Psychophysical visual disturbances (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.16

• Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) › face
• Disturbance (s) › psychophysical visual
• Disturbance (s) › vision, visual › psychophysical

Nearby codes

• 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
• H53.16 Psychophysical visual disturbances (this code)
• H53.19 Other subjective visual disturbances
• H53.2 Diplopia
• H53.3 Other and unspecified disorders of binocular vision
• H53.30 Unspecified disorder of binocular vision
• H53.31 Abnormal retinal correspondence