ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59
H53-H54
H54-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.1

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.1

Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H54.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.1 may differ.

Applicable To

Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in one eye, with categories 1 or 2 in the other eye.

The following code(s) above H54.1 contain annotation back-references

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In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
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Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H54.1:

H00-H59
2023 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- 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)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H54
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54
Blindness and low vision
Code First
- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
Note
- For definition of visual impairment categories see table below
Type 1 Excludes
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Blindness and low vision

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H54.1

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

H54.10 …… unspecified eyes

H54.11 Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye

H54.113 Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye

H54.1131 …… category 1

H54.1132 …… category 2

H54.114 Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye

H54.1141 …… category 1

H54.1142 …… category 2

H54.115 Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye

H54.1151 …… category 1

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.1

Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Blindness and low vision