H54.42 Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye

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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 H54.4 Blindness, one eye

Applicable to

• Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in one eye [normal vision in other eye]

Codes under H54.42

• H54.42A Blindness, left eye, category 3-5

Code annotations containing back-references to H54.42

Back-references to H54.4

• 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 H54.42

• Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) › one eye (other eye normal) › left (normal vision on right)

Nearby codes

• H54.413A Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye
• H54.414 Blindness, right eye, category 4
• H54.414A Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye
• H54.415 Blindness, right eye, category 5
• H54.415A Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye
• H54.42 Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye (this code)
• H54.42A Blindness, left eye, category 3-5
• H54.42A3 Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye
• H54.42A4 Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye
• H54.42A5 Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye
• H54.5 Low vision, one eye