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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 H54.7
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.7
Unspecified visual loss
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H54.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.7 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.7 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.7 may differ.
Applicable To- Visual impairment category 9 NOS
The following code(s) above
H54.7 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
H54.7:
- Abnormal vision
- Cortical visual impairment
- Functional visual loss
- History of vision problem
- Personal condition of sight problem
- Visual impairment
Clinical Information
- Limitation in visual functions.
- Reduced ability to perceive visual stimuli.
- Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., macular degeneration; retinitis pigmentosa; diabetic retinopathy, etc.).
- Visual loss: objective loss of visual acuity during a finite period attributable to an underlying disease.
ICD-10-CM H54.7 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert H54.7 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
Code annotations containing back-references to H54.7:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H54.7
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
H54.61 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
H55.03 Visual deprivation nystagmus
H55.09 Other forms of nystagmus
H55.8 Other irregular eye movements
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
