ICD-10 diagnosis code

H54.4 Blindness, monocular

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H54.4 is the ICD-10 code for Blindness, monocular. 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 H54.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Visual impairment categories 3, 4, 5 in one eye and categories 0, 1, 2 or 9 in the other eye.

H54.4 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

H54.4Blindhet i ett öga

NorwayICD-10-NO

H54.4Blindhet i ett øye

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH544Blindhed på et øje

FinlandICD-10-FI

H54.4Toisen silmän sokeus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H54.4Blindheit und hochgradige Sehbehinderung, monokular

FranceICD-10-FR

H54.4Cécité monoculaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H54.4blindheid, monoculair

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H54.40Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye

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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