H54 Blindness and low vision

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Code first

• any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Notes

• For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Applies from H54 Blindness and low vision

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Code first

• any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Notes

• For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Codes under H54

• H54.0 Blindness, both eyes
• H54.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
• H54.2 Low vision, both eyes
• H54.3 Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
• H54.4 Blindness, one eye
• H54.5 Low vision, one eye
• H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye
• H54.7 Unspecified visual loss
• H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA

Code annotations containing back-references to H54

Back-references to H54

• Use Additional: S04.0 Injury of optic nerve and pathways ("code to identify any visual field defect or blindness (H53.4-, H54.-)")

Back-references to H54

• Use Additional: S04.0 Injury of optic nerve and pathways ("code to identify any visual field defect or blindness (H53.4-, H54.-)")

Nearby codes

• H54 Blindness and low vision (this code)
• H54.0 Blindness, both eyes
• H54.0X Blindness, both eyes, different category levels
• H54.0X3 Blindness right eye, category 3
• H54.0X33 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3
• H54.0X34 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4