H54
Blindness and low vision
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with H54
- G45.3 - amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Code First
- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
Notes
- For definition of visual impairment categories see table below
Specific Codes (9)
H54.0Category
Blindness, both eyes
H54.1Category
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
H54.2Category
Low vision, both eyes
H54.3Billable
Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
H54.4Category
Blindness, one eye
H54.5Category
Low vision, one eye
H54.6Category
Unqualified visual loss, one eye
H54.7Billable
Unspecified visual loss
H54.8Billable
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
