E50.5 vs H53.049
E50.5 (Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness) compared with H53.049 (Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. H53.049 carries an Excludes1 note covering E50.5: “amblyopia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.5)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| E50.5Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness | H53.049Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89) | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) |
| Definition | Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E50.5). | Amblyopia suspect, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H53.049). |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources