ICD-10 diagnosis code

H54.2 Moderate visual impairment, binocular

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H54.2 is the ICD-10 code for Moderate visual impairment, binocular. It is a four-character subcategory of H54 (Visual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular)), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H53–H54 (Visual disturbances and blindness) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H54.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Visual impairment category 1

H54.2 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

H54.2Moderat svekket syn i begge øyne

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH542Moderat synsnedsættelse på begge øjne

FinlandICD-10-FI

H54.2Molempien silmien heikkonäköisyys

GermanyICD-10-GM

H54.2Mittelschwere Sehbeeinträchtigung, binokular

FranceICD-10-FR

H54.2Déficience visuelle modérée, binoculaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H54.2matige visuele stoornis, binoculair

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H54.2X11Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1
  • H54.2X12Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2
  • H54.2X21Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1
  • H54.2X22Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2

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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