ICD-10-CM category
H54: Blindness and low vision
Codes under H54 (Blindness and low vision). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H54.0 | Blindness, both eyes | — |
| H54.0 | Blindness, both eyes | — |
| H54.0X | Blindness, both eyes, different category levels | — |
| H54.0X | Blindness, both eyes, different category levels | — |
| H54.0X3 | Blindness right eye, category 3 | — |
| H54.0X3 | Blindness right eye, category 3 | — |
| H54.0X4 | Blindness right eye, category 4 | — |
| H54.0X4 | Blindness right eye, category 4 | — |
| H54.0X5 | Blindness right eye, category 5 | — |
| H54.0X5 | Blindness right eye, category 5 | — |
| H54.0X33 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X33 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X34 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X34 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X35 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.0X35 | Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.0X43 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X43 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X44 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X44 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X45 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.0X45 | Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.0X53 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X53 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.0X54 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X54 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.0X55 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.0X55 | Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.1 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye | — |
| H54.1 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye | — |
| H54.2 | Low vision, both eyes | — |
| H54.2 | Low vision, both eyes | — |
| H54.2X | Low vision, both eyes, different category levels | — |
| H54.2X | Low vision, both eyes, different category levels | — |
| H54.2X1 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | — |
| H54.2X1 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | — |
| H54.2X2 | Low vision, right eye, category 2 | — |
| H54.2X2 | Low vision, right eye, category 2 | — |
| H54.2X11 | Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left 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 | ✓ |
| H54.2X12 | 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 | ✓ |
| H54.2X21 | 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 | ✓ |
| H54.2X22 | Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.3 | Unqualified visual loss, both eyes | ✓ |
| H54.3 | Unqualified visual loss, both eyes | ✓ |
| H54.4 | Blindness, one eye | — |
| H54.4 | Blindness, one eye | — |
| H54.5 | Low vision, one eye | — |
| H54.5 | Low vision, one eye | — |
| H54.6 | Unqualified visual loss, one eye | — |
| H54.6 | Unqualified visual loss, one eye | — |
| H54.7 | Unspecified visual loss | ✓ |
| H54.7 | Unspecified visual loss | ✓ |
| H54.8 | Legal blindness, as defined in USA | ✓ |
| H54.8 | Legal blindness, as defined in USA | ✓ |
| H54.10 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes | ✓ |
| H54.10 | Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes | ✓ |
| H54.11 | Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.11 | Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.12 | Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye | — |
| H54.12 | Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye | — |
| H54.40 | Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H54.40 | Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H54.41 | Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye | — |
| H54.41 | Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye | — |
| H54.42 | Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye | — |
| H54.42 | Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye | — |
| H54.42A | Blindness, left eye, category 3-5 | — |
| H54.42A | Blindness, left eye, category 3-5 | — |
| H54.42A3 | Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.42A3 | Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.42A4 | Blindness left eye category 4, 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 | ✓ |
| H54.42A5 | Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.50 | Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H54.50 | Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H54.51 | Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye | — |
| H54.51 | Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye | — |
| H54.52 | Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye | — |
| H54.52 | Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye | — |
| H54.52A | Low vision, left eye, category 1-2 | — |
| H54.52A | Low vision, left eye, category 1-2 | — |
| H54.52A1 | Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right 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 | ✓ |
| H54.52A2 | Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.60 | Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified | ✓ |
| H54.60 | Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified | ✓ |
| H54.61 | Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.61 | Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.62 | Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.62 | Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye | ✓ |
| H54.113 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.113 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.114 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.114 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.115 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.115 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye | — |
| H54.121 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye | — |
| H54.121 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye | — |
| H54.122 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye | — |
| H54.122 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye | — |
| H54.413 | Blindness, right eye, category 3 | — |
| H54.413 | Blindness, right eye, category 3 | — |
| H54.413A | Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.413A | Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.414 | Blindness, right eye, category 4 | — |
| H54.414 | Blindness, right eye, category 4 | — |
| H54.414A | Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.414A | Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.415 | Blindness, right eye, category 5 | — |
| H54.415 | Blindness, right eye, category 5 | — |
| H54.415A | Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.415A | Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.511 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | — |
| H54.511 | Low vision, right eye, category 1 | — |
| H54.511A | Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.511A | Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.512 | Low vision, right eye, category 2 | — |
| H54.512 | Low vision, right eye, category 2 | — |
| H54.512A | Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.512A | Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye | ✓ |
| H54.1131 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1 | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| H54.1132 | Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.1141 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1 | ✓ |
| H54.1141 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1 | ✓ |
| H54.1142 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.1142 | Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.1151 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1 | ✓ |
| H54.1151 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1 | ✓ |
| H54.1152 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.1152 | Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2 | ✓ |
| H54.1213 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.1213 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.1214 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.1214 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.1215 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.1215 | Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.1223 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.1223 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3 | ✓ |
| H54.1224 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.1224 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4 | ✓ |
| H54.1225 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
| H54.1225 | Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5 | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code H54?
H54 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Blindness and low vision. It contains 150 more specific diagnosis codes, 88 of which are billable.
Is H54 a billable code?
No — H54 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example H54.0 — Blindness, both eyes). 88 of the 150 codes under H54 are billable.
What codes fall under H54?
H54 includes H54.0, H54.0, H54.0X, H54.0X, H54.0X3, plus 145 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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