H54 Blindness and low vision
ICD-10-CM category H54 sits in Chapter 7 (Diseases of the eye and adnexa, H00-H59). It contains 44 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
H54.0 Blindness, both eyesH54.0X Blindness, both eyes, different category levelsH54.0X3 Blindness right eye, category 3H54.0X4 Blindness right eye, category 4H54.0X5 Blindness right eye, category 5H54.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eyeH54.11 Blindness, right eye, low vision left eyeH54.113 Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eyeH54.114 Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eyeH54.115 Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eyeH54.12 Blindness, left eye, low vision right eyeH54.121 Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eyeH54.122 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eyeH54.2 Low vision, both eyesH54.2X Low vision, both eyes, different category levelsH54.2X1 Low vision, right eye, category 1H54.2X2 Low vision, right eye, category 2H54.4 Blindness, one eyeH54.41 Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eyeH54.413 Blindness, right eye, category 3H54.414 Blindness, right eye, category 4H54.415 Blindness, right eye, category 5H54.42 Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eyeH54.42A Blindness, left eye, category 3-5H54.5 Low vision, one eyeH54.51 Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eyeH54.511 Low vision, right eye, category 1H54.512 Low vision, right eye, category 2H54.52 Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eyeH54.52A Low vision, left eye, category 1-2H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye
Billable codes in H54
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
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 |
H54.0X43 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3 |
H54.0X44 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4 |
H54.0X45 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5 |
H54.0X53 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3 |
H54.0X54 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4 |
H54.0X55 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5 |
H54.10 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes |
H54.1131 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1 |
H54.1132 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2 |
H54.1141 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1 |
H54.1142 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2 |
H54.1151 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1 |
H54.1152 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2 |
H54.1213 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3 |
H54.1214 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4 |
H54.1215 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5 |
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 |
H54.2X11 | 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 |
H54.2X21 | Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1 |
H54.2X22 | Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2 |
H54.3 | Unqualified visual loss, both eyes |
H54.40 | Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye |
H54.413A | Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye |
H54.414A | Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye |
H54.415A | Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye |
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 |
H54.50 | Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye |
H54.511A | Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye |
H54.512A | Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye |
H54.52A1 | Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye |
H54.52A2 | Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye |
H54.60 | Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified |
H54.61 | Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye |
H54.62 | Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye |
H54.7 | Unspecified visual loss |
H54.8 | Legal blindness, as defined in USA |
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