H53.42 Scotoma of blind spot area

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Enlarged blind spot

Codes under H53.42

• H53.421 Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye
• H53.422 Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
• H53.423 Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral
• H53.429 Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H53.42

Back-references to H53.4

• Use Additional: S04.0 Injury of optic nerve and pathways ("code to identify any visual field defect or blindness (H53.4-, H54.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H53.42

• Defect, defective › visual field › localized › scotoma (central area) › blind spot area

Nearby codes

• H53.41 Scotoma involving central area
• H53.411 Scotoma involving central area, right eye
• H53.412 Scotoma involving central area, left eye
• H53.413 Scotoma involving central area, bilateral
• H53.419 Scotoma involving central area, unspecified eye
• H53.42 Scotoma of blind spot area (this code)
• H53.421 Scotoma of blind spot area, right eye
• H53.422 Scotoma of blind spot area, left eye
• H53.423 Scotoma of blind spot area, bilateral
• H53.429 Scotoma of blind spot area, unspecified eye
• H53.43 Sector or arcuate defects