H53.142
H53.142 — Visual discomfort, left eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
H53.142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for visual discomfort, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H53.142 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H53.142 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
Code history
H53.142 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H53.14. If H53.142 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H53.142
- Is H53.142 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H53.142 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H53.142 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54).