H54.5 is the ICD-10 code for Severe visual impairment, 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 H54.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Visual impairment category 2 in one eye and categories 0, 1 or 9 in other eye.
H54.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H54.5Alvorlig svekket syn i ett øye
DH545Svær synsnedsættelse på eet øje
H54.5Toisen silmän heikkonäköisyys
H54.5Schwere Sehbeeinträchtigung, monokular
H54.5Déficience visuelle sévère, monoculaire
H54.5ernstige visuele stoornis, monoculair
Listed through more specific codes:
- H54.50Low vision, 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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