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H54 - Blindness and low vision


The ICD 10 Code for Blindness and low vision is listed as H54.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H54
Description: Blindness and low vision
  • Note: For definition of visual impairment categories see table below.
  • Code first any associated underlying cause of the blindness
  • Excludes1: amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H54:
H54.0 - Blindness, both eyes
H54.1 - Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
H54.2 - Low vision, both eyes
H54.3 - Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
H54.4 - Blindness, one eye
H54.5 - Low vision, one eye
H54.6 - Unqualified visual loss, one eye
H54.7 - Unspecified visual loss
H54.8 - Legal blindness, as defined in USA