G45.3

Approximate Synonyms

• Amaurosis fugax one sided temporary vision loss)

• Amaurosis fugax of left eye

• Amaurosis fugax of right eye

• Left amaurosis fugax

• Right amaurosis fugax

Clinical Information

• Transient complete or partial monocular blindness due to retinal ischemia. This may be caused by emboli from the carotid artery usually in association with carotid stenosis) and other locations that enter the central retinal artery. from Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)

• Transient loss of vision in one eye due to retinal ischemia.

Details

• G45.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G45.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G45.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 G45.3 may differ.