H54.1
Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
H00-H59chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)E09.3-E10.3-E11.3-E13.3-
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)S05.-
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)A50.01A50.3-A51.43A52.71
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 4
H54code
Notes
- For definition of visual impairment categories see table below
Code first
- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
H54.1code
Inclusion terms
- Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in one eye, with categories 1 or 2 in the other eye.
H00-H59chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 8 same parent — H54
H54.0 Blindness, both eyes category H54.2 Low vision, both eyes category H54.3 Unqualified visual loss, both eyes H54.4 Blindness, one eye category H54.5 Low vision, one eye category H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye category H54.7 Unspecified visual loss H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.