ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59
H53-H54
H54-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.61

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.61

Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

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Billable/Specific Code

H54.61 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.61 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.61 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.61 may differ.

The following code(s) above H54.61 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H54.61:

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
H54.6
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.6
Unqualified visual loss, one eye
Applicable To
- Visual impairment category 9 in one eye [normal vision in other eye].
Unqualified visual loss, one eye

Approximate Synonyms

Unqualified visual loss of right eye
Visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

ICD-10-CM H54.61 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert H54.61 to ICD-9-CM

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H54.61:

Loss (of)
- vision, visual H54.7
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.7
  Unspecified visual loss
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Visual impairment category 9 NOS
  - one eye H54.60
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.60
    Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    - right H54.61 (normal vision on left)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H54.61

H54.51 Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye

H54.511 Low vision, right eye, category 1-2

H54.511A Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye

H54.512A Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye

H54.52 Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye

H54.52A Low vision, left eye, category 1-2

H54.52A1 Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye

H54.52A2 Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye

H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye

H54.60 …… unspecified

H54.61 Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

H54.62 Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye

H54.7 Unspecified visual loss

H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA

H55 Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements

H55.0 Nystagmus

H55.00 Unspecified nystagmus

H55.01 Congenital nystagmus

H55.02 Latent nystagmus

H55.03 Visual deprivation nystagmus

H55.04 Dissociated nystagmus

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 H54.61

Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Blindness and low vision

Unqualified visual loss, one eye

Unspecified visual loss

Unqualified visual loss, one eye, unspecified