H53.1 vs R44.1
H53.1 (Subjective visual disturbances) compared with R44.1 (Visual hallucinations), 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. H53.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering R44.1: “visual hallucinations (R44.1)”
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
| H53.1Subjective visual disturbances | R44.1Visual hallucinations | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Subjective visual disturbances is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (H53.1). | Visual hallucinations is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R44.1). |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources