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H54 Blindness and low vision

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

Notes

  • For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Code First

  • any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Type 1 Excludes

  • amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Codes

  • H54.0Blindness, both eyes
    • H54.0XBlindness, both eyes, different category levels
      • H54.0X3Blindness right eye, category 3
        • H54.0X33Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3
        • H54.0X34Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4
        • H54.0X35Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5
      • H54.0X4Blindness right eye, category 4
        • H54.0X43Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3
        • H54.0X44Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4
        • H54.0X45Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5
      • H54.0X5Blindness right eye, category 5
        • H54.0X53Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3
        • H54.0X54Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4
        • H54.0X55Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5
  • H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
    • H54.10Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes
    • H54.11Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye
      • H54.113Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye
        • H54.1131Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1
        • H54.1132Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2
      • H54.114Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye
        • H54.1141Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1
        • H54.1142Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2
      • H54.115Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye
        • H54.1151Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1
        • H54.1152Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2
    • H54.12Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye
      • H54.121Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye
        • H54.1213Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3
        • H54.1214Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4
        • H54.1215Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5
      • H54.122Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye
        • H54.1223Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3
        • H54.1224Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4
        • H54.1225Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5
  • H54.2Low vision, both eyes
    • H54.2XLow vision, both eyes, different category levels
      • H54.2X1Low vision, right eye, category 1
        • H54.2X11Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1
        • H54.2X12Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2
      • H54.2X2Low vision, right eye, category 2
        • H54.2X21Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1
        • H54.2X22Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2
  • H54.3Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
  • H54.4Blindness, one eye
    • H54.40Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye
    • H54.41Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye
      • H54.413Blindness, right eye, category 3
        • H54.413ABlindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye
      • H54.414Blindness, right eye, category 4
        • H54.414ABlindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye
      • H54.415Blindness, right eye, category 5
        • H54.415ABlindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye
    • H54.42Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye
      • H54.42ABlindness, left eye, category 3-5
        • H54.42A3Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye
        • H54.42A4Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye
        • H54.42A5Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye
  • H54.5Low vision, one eye
    • H54.50Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye
    • H54.51Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye
      • H54.511Low vision, right eye, category 1
        • H54.511ALow vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye
      • H54.512Low vision, right eye, category 2
        • H54.512ALow vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye
    • H54.52Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye
      • H54.52ALow vision, left eye, category 1-2
        • H54.52A1Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye
        • H54.52A2Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye
  • H54.6Unqualified visual loss, one eye
    • H54.60Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified
    • H54.61Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye
    • H54.62Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye
  • H54.7Unspecified visual loss
  • H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA