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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 H54.121
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.121
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye
2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H54.121 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.121 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.121 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.121 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H54.121 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
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that may be applicable to
H54.121:
- 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)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa - 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
Blindness and low vision - H54.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.1
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in one eye, with categories 1 or 2 in the other eye.
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
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 H54.121
H54.113 Blindness right eye category 3, 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
H54.12 Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye
H54.121
Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye
H54.122 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye
H54.2 Low vision, both eyes
H54.2X Low vision, both eyes, different category levels
H54.2X1 Low vision, right eye, category 1
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.