H54.8

Applicable To

• Blindness NOS according to USA definition

Note

• 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

• 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.

Approximate Synonyms

• Legal blindness usa

Details

• 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.