Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Billable FY2016 to FY2017, and a category header from FY2018.

Submit one of these 1 more specific code instead:

H54.52A Low vision, left eye, category 1-2 (also a header)

Use instead:

H54.52A1 Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye stated for FY2017
H54.52A2 Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye stated for FY2017

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye
FY2018 Stopped being billable

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

Code	Description	Status
H54.50	Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye	Valid
H54.51	Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye	Not billable