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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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H53-H54
Visual disturbances and blindness
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H54-
Blindness and low vision
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0X44
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0X44
Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4
2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H54.0X44 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Blindness r eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.0X44 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.0X44 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.0X44 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H54.0X44 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
H54.0X44:
- H00-H59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexaNote- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
- H54
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54
Blindness and low vision
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code First- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
Note- For definition of visual impairment categories see table below
- H54.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0
Blindness, both eyes
2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in both eyes.
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert H54.0X44 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): New code
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H54.0X44
H53.9 Unspecified visual disturbance
H54 Blindness and low vision
H54.0 Blindness, both eyes
H54.0X Blindness, both eyes, different category levels
H54.0X3 Blindness right 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
H54.0X35 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5
H54.0X4 Blindness right eye, category 4
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
H54.0X5 Blindness right 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
H54.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
H54.11 Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye
H54.113 Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye
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