H54.3
BillableUnqualified visual loss, both eyes
Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Visual impairment category 9 in both eyes.
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Complete deafness8531006
- Impairment level: profound impairment of both eyes36676002
- Impairment level: near-total impairment of both eyes38465001
- Impairment level of both eyes68777001
- Blindness - both eyes193699007
- Both eyes total visual impairment193699007
- Acquired blindness of bilateral eyes193709009
- Acquired blindness of both eyes193709009
- Bilateral acquired blindness of eyes193709009
- Blind telephone user224282001
- Partial sight - both eyes232150003
- Blind left eye274571007
- Loss of vision of left eye274571007
- Blind right eye274572000
- Loss of vision of right eye274572000
- Difficulty carrying telephone activities300729006
- Difficulty performing telephone activities300729006
- Difficulty using telephone300736007
- Finding related to ability to use telephone365367003
- Combined visual and hearing impairment433147009
- Dual sensory impairment of vision and hearing433147009
- Completely deaf and blind765178008
- Deaf-blind765178008
- Total deafblindness765178008
- Total visual and total hearing impairment765178008
- Bilateral visual impairment218951000119100
- Visual impairment of both eyes218951000119100
- Blind left eye, low vision right eye343051000119108
- Blind right eye, low vision left eye343031000119102
- Blindness due to type 1 diabetes mellitus60991000119100
- Blindness due to type 2 diabetes mellitus60951000119105
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H54.3?
ICD-10-CM code H54.3 represents "Unqualified visual loss, both eyes". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H54.3 a billable code?
Yes, H54.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H54.3 in?
H54.3 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H54.3?
H54.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: amaurosis fugax (G45.3).
What SNOMED CT codes does H54.3 map to?
H54.3 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 193709009, 218951000119100, 274571007, 343051000119108, 274572000, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H54.3?
H54.3 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0155047, C2881423. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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