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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H54 Visual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular)

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H54 is the ICD-10 code for Visual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular). It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H53–H54 (Visual disturbances and blindness) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H54 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Coding notes

  • For definition of visual impairment categories see table below.

Subcodes of H54

H54 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H54Synnedsättning inklusive blindhet (i ett öga eller båda ögonen)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH54Blindhed og svagsyn

  • DH547Synsnedsættelse UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

H54Sokeus ja heikkonäköisyys

  • H54.7Näkökyvyn määrittämätön heikkous
GermanyICD-10-GM

H54Blindheit und Sehbeeinträchtigung

FranceICD-10-FR

H54Cécité et baisse de la vision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H54blindheid en slechtziendheid

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H54.7Unspecified visual loss
  • H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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