H54.2X21 Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 369.24 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: severe vision impairment (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H54.2X21

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.-)")

Nearby codes

• H54.2X Low vision, both eyes, different category levels
• 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 (this code)
• H54.2X22 Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2
• H54.3 Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
• H54.4 Blindness, one eye
• H54.40 Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye
• H54.41 Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye