H54.2X Low vision, both eyes, different category levels

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

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

Applies from H54.2 Low vision, both eyes

Applicable to

• Visual impairment categories 1 or 2 in both eyes.

Codes under H54.2X

• H54.2X1 Low vision, right eye, category 1
• H54.2X2 Low vision, right eye, category 2

Code annotations containing back-references to H54.2X

Back-references to H54.2

• 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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H54.2X

• Low › vision

Nearby codes

• H54.122 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye
• H54.1223 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3
• H54.1224 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4
• H54.1225 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5
• H54.2 Low vision, both eyes
• H54.2X Low vision, both eyes, different category levels (this code)
• H54.2X1 Low vision, right eye, category 1
• H54.2X11 Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1
• H54.2X12 Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2
• H54.2X2 Low vision, right eye, category 2
• H54.2X21 Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1