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H54.511

Low vision, right eye, category 1

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2018 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 1 more specific code instead:

  • H54.511A Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Low vision, right eye, category 1-2
  2. FY2024 Description revised Low vision, right eye, category 1-2 Low vision, right eye, category 1

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from H54 Blindness and low vision

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Code first

  • any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Note

  • For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H54.512 Low vision, right eye, category 2 Not billable