Legal blindness, as defined in USA. H54.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.8 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.8 may differ.
that may be applicable to H54.0: H00-H59 2019 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 H54 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54. Blindness and low vision 2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.0 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.0 may differ. Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in both eyes. injury (trauma) of eye and orbit ( S05.-)
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H54.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 H54.0 may differ. Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in both eyes. injury (trauma) of eye and orbit ( S05.-) Impairment level: better eye: profound impairment: lesser eye: near-total impairment
ICD-10 code H54. 8 for Legal blindness, as defined in USA is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
ICD-10-CM Code for Blindness, both eyes H54. 0.
Very severe blindness – visual impairment category 5 in one eye and no visual impairment in the other eye.
H54 Blindness and low vision.
If you're legally blind, your vision is 20/200 or less in your better eye or your field of vision is less than 20 degrees. That means if an object is 200 feet away, you have to stand 20 feet from it in order to see it clearly.
Legal blindness occurs when a person has central visual acuity (vision that allows a person to see straight ahead of them) of 20/200 or less in his or her better eye with correction. With 20/200 visual acuity, a person can see at 20 feet, what a person with 20/20 vision sees at 200 feet.
Note: The term visual impairment in category H54 comprises category 0 for mild or no visual impairment, category 1 for moderate visual impairment, category 2 for severe visual impairment, categories 3, 4 and 5 for blindness and category 9 for unqualified visual impairment.
DefinitionsMild –visual acuity worse than 6/12 to 6/18.Moderate –visual acuity worse than 6/18 to 6/60.Severe –visual acuity worse than 6/60 to 3/60.Blindness –visual acuity worse than 3/60.
There are three main types of blindness. Color blindness is the inability to perceive differences in various shades of colors, particularly green and red, that others can distinguish.
Definition: Visual Loss: objective loss of visual acuity during a finite period attributable to an underlying disease.
If “blindness” or “low vision” of both eyes is documented but the visual impairment category is not documented, assign code H54. 3, Unqualified visual loss, both eyes. If “blindness” or “low vision” in one eye is documented but the visual impairment category is not documented, assign a code from H54.
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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.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H54.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.