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6. H54.8

H54.8 - Legal blindness, as defined in USA

• Applicable to Legal blindness, as defined in USA
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM H54.8 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of H54.8 - other international versions of ICD10 H54.8 may differ.
• H54.8 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Code 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.

• Blindness NOS according to USA definition

Type 1 Excludes

• legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)

The following codes above H54.8 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to H54.8:

• Chapter: H00-H59 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa
• Section: H53-H54 - Visual disturbances and blindness
• Category: H54 - Blindness and low vision

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.