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H54

Blindness and low vision

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Nonbillable category

This entry is a category or subcategory. Choose the appropriate billable descendant based on the clinical documentation.

Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
H54.0Blindness, both eyesCategory
H54.0XBlindness, both eyes, different category levelsCategory
H54.0X3Blindness right eye, category 3Category
H54.0X33Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3Billable
H54.0X34Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4Billable
H54.0X35Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5Billable
H54.0X4Blindness right eye, category 4Category
H54.0X43Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3Billable
H54.0X44Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4Billable
H54.0X45Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5Billable
H54.0X5Blindness right eye, category 5Category
H54.0X53Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3Billable
H54.0X54Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4Billable
H54.0X55Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5Billable
H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eyeCategory
H54.10Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyesBillable
H54.11Blindness, right eye, low vision left eyeCategory
H54.113Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eyeCategory
H54.1131Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1Billable
H54.1132Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2Billable
H54.114Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eyeCategory
H54.1141Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1Billable
H54.1142Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2Billable
H54.115Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eyeCategory
H54.1151Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1Billable
H54.1152Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2Billable
H54.12Blindness, left eye, low vision right eyeCategory
H54.121Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eyeCategory
H54.1213Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3Billable
H54.1214Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4Billable

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