H54.8
BillableLegal blindness, as defined in USA
H54.8 is the ICD-10-CM code for Legal blindness, as defined in USA. It is a billable, specific code valid for reimbursement.
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Includes
- •Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Notes
- •The table below gives a classification of severity of visual impairment recommended by a WHO Study Group on the Prevention of Blindness, Geneva, 6-10 November 1972.
- •The term 'low vision' in category H54 comprises categories 1 and 2 of the table, the term 'blindness' categories 3, 4 and 5, and the term 'unqualified visual loss' category 9.
- •If the extent of the visual field is taken into account, patients with a field no greater than 10 but greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 3 and patients with a field no greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 4, even if the central acuity is not impaired.
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