H53.45Other localized visual field defect

H53.45 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other localized visual field defect. It belongs to category H53 (visual disturbances), block H53-H54 (visual disturbances and blindness) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H53.4, choose H53.45 (Other localized visual field defect) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified visual field defects (H53.40), Scotoma involving central area (H53.41), Scotoma of blind spot area (H53.42), Sector or arcuate defects (H53.43), Homonymous bilateral field defects (H53.46), Heteronymous bilateral field defects (H53.47) and generalized contraction of visual field (H53.48).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H53.451 (right eye), H53.452 (left eye), H53.453 (bilateral) and H53.459 (unspecified eye).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.