H54.2

Low vision, both eyes

Non-billable header

H54.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Visual impairment categories 1 or 2 in both eyes.

Includes (from H54)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
  • Note: For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H54)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H54)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H54)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H54)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H54)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H54)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H54)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H54)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H54)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H54)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H54)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • any associated underlying cause of the blindness (from H54)

Also known as

  • Visual impairment categories 1 or 2 in both eyes.

Parent code

  • H54Blindness and low visionHeader

More specific codes H54.2

  • H54.2XLow vision, both eyes, different category levelsHeader

Related codes

  • H54.0Blindness, both eyesHeader
  • H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eyeHeader
  • H54.3Unqualified visual loss, both eyesBillable
  • H54.4Blindness, one eyeHeader
  • H54.5Low vision, one eyeHeader
  • H54.6Unqualified visual loss, one eyeHeader
  • H54.7Unspecified visual lossBillable
  • H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USABillable

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