H53.482 — Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye
Is H53.482 billable?
Yes — H53.482 is billable for FY2027. H53.482 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H53.482 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H53.482 at a glance
| Code | H53.482 |
|---|---|
| Description | Generalized contraction of visual field, left eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H53.482 group to?
H53.482 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 H53.482 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H53.48, the nearest indexed parent of H53.482. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Defect, defective › visual field › generalized contraction
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H53.482, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H53.482 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 H53.482 existed?
H53.482 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.