H53.439 — Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye
Is H53.439 billable?
Yes, but H53.439 is an unspecified code. H53.439 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, H53.439 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting H53.439 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
H53.439 at a glance
| Code | H53.439 |
|---|---|
| Description | Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H53.439 group to?
H53.439 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 123Neurological Eye Disordersmedical
How is H53.439 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H53.43, the nearest indexed parent of H53.439. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Defect, defective › visual field › localized › arcuate
- Defect, defective › visual field › localized › sector
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H53.439, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H53.439 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
How long has H53.439 existed?
H53.439 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.