H54.0 Blindness, both eyes

Non-billable header with 1 child codes.

Applicable to

• Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in both eyes.

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 H54.0

• H54.0X Blindness, both eyes, different category levels

Code annotations containing back-references to H54.0

Back-references to H54.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA ("legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)")

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
• H54.0 Blindness, both eyes (this code)
• 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
• H54.0X35 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5