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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.8
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.8
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- H54.8 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 H54.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.8 may differ.
Applicable To- Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as H54.8. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
H54.8 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
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that may be applicable to
H54.8:
Approximate Synonyms
ICD-10-CM H54.8 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 H54.8 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
- Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0X-
Blindness, both eyes, different category levels
2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- legal H54.8 (both eyes) (USA definition)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H54.8
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
H55.81 Deficient saccadic eye movements
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.