kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

H54.8

Legal blindness, as defined in USA

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Hierarchy

  • H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
    • H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
      • H54 Blindness and low vision
        • H54.0 Blindness, both eyes
        • H54.1 Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
        • H54.2 Low vision, both eyes
        • H54.3 Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
        • H54.4 Blindness, one eye
        • H54.5 Low vision, one eye
        • H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye
        • H54.7 Unspecified visual loss
        • H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA

Notes

H54.8

  • The table below gives a classification of severity of visual impairment recommended by a WHO Study Group on the Prevention of Blindness, Geneva, 6-10 November 1972.
  • The term 'low vision' in category H54 comprises categories 1 and 2 of the table, the term 'blindness' categories 3, 4 and 5, and the term 'unqualified visual loss' category 9.
  • If the extent of the visual field is taken into account, patients with a field no greater than 10 but greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 3 and patients with a field no greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 4, even if the central acuity is not impaired.

H54

  • For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

H00-H59

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Inclusion Terms

H54.8

  • Blindness NOS according to USA definition

Code First

H54

  • any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Excludes 1

H54.8

  • legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)

H54

Excludes 2

H00-H59

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
    • E09.3 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
    • E10.3 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
    • E11.3 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
    • E13.3 Other specified diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
    • S05 Injury of eye and orbit
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 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)
    • A50.01 Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy
    • A50.3 Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
    • A51.43 Secondary syphilitic oculopathy
    • A52.71 Late syphilitic oculopathy

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