H54.7
BillableUnspecified visual loss
Unspecified visual loss
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Visual impairment category 9 NOS
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
- Abnormal vision7973008
- Difficulty seeing7973008
- Partial sight7973008
- Poor vision7973008
- Problem seeing7973008
- Problem sight7973008
- Reduced ability to see7973008
- Sight impaired7973008
- Reduced visual acuity13164000
- Traumatic blindness23653003
- NLP - No light perception63063006
- NPL - No perception of light63063006
- No PL - No perception of light63063006
- No perception of light63063006
- Visual acuity, no light perception63063006
- Dejerine-Thomas syndrome67761004
- Déjérine-Thomas syndrome67761004
- OPCA - Olivopontocerebellar atrophy67761004
- Olivocerebellar atrophy67761004
- Olivopontocerebellar atrophy67761004
- Olivopontocerebellar degeneration67761004
- Thomas' syndrome67761004
- Impairment level of both eyes68777001
- Amaurosis70449006
- Impairment level: moderate impairment of both eyes75133003
- Impairment level: severe impairment of both eyes86643000
- Impairment level: total impairment of both eyes88768004
- Congenital blindness95486002
- Dependence on seeing eye dog105506000
- Blindness AND/OR vision impairment level105597003
- Registered blind170727003
- Blindness - both eyes193699007
- Both eyes total visual impairment193699007
- Low vision, both eyes193722001
- Decreased vision225581002
- Deteriorating vision225581002
- Eyesight deteriorating225581002
- Sight deteriorating225581002
- Olivopontocerebellar atrophy with blindness230236008
- Partial sight - both eyes232150003
- Darkened vision246635007
- Dim vision246635007
- J10260249006
- Jaeger type 10260249006
- Near visual acuity J10260249006
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 10260249006
- J12260250006
- Jaeger type 12260250006
- Near visual acuity J12260250006
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 12260250006
- J14260251005
- Jaeger type 14260251005
- Near visual acuity J14260251005
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 14260251005
- J4260253008
- Jaeger type 4260253008
- Near visual acuity J4260253008
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 4260253008
- J6260254002
- Jaeger type 6260254002
- Near visual acuity J6260254002
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 6260254002
- J8260255001
- Jaeger type 8260255001
- Near visual acuity J8260255001
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 8260255001
- N10260257009
- N12260258004
- N14260259007
- N18260260002
- N24260261003
- N36260262005
- N48260265007
- N8260268009
- 6/9260273003
- Distance vision 6/9260273003
- 6/12260274009
- Distance vision 6/12260274009
- 6/18260275005
- Distance vision 6/18260275005
- 6/24260276006
- Distance vision 6/24260276006
- 20/120260277002
- 6/36260277002
- Distance vision 6/36260277002
- 6/60260278007
- Distance vision 6/60260278007
- 3/4260279004
- Distance vision 3/4260279004
- 3/6260281002
- Distance vision 3/6260281002
- 3/9260282009
- Distance vision 3/9260282009
- 3/12260283004
- Distance vision 3/12260283004
- 3/18260284005
- Distance vision 3/18260284005
- 3/24260285006
- Distance vision 3/24260285006
- 3/36260286007
- Distance vision 3/36260286007
- 20/400260287003
- 3/60260287003
- Distance vision 3/60260287003
- 1/24260288008
- Distance vision 1/24260288008
- 1/36260289000
- Distance vision 1/36260289000
- 1/60260290009
- 20/1200260290009
- Distance vision 1/60260290009
- Counts fingers - 1/2 meter260293006
- Counts fingers - 1/2 metre260293006
- Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/2 meter260293006
- Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/2 metre260293006
- Counts fingers - 1/3 meter260294000
- Counts fingers - 1/3 metre260294000
- Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/3 meter260294000
- Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/3 metre260294000
- LP - Light perception260296003
- PL - Perception of light260296003
- PL only260296003
- PLO - Perceives light only260296003
- POL - Perception of light260296003
- Perceives light only260296003
- Perception of light - accurate projection260297007
- Perception of light - inaccurate projection260298002
- Blind left eye274571007
- Loss of vision of left eye274571007
- Blind right eye274572000
- Loss of vision of right eye274572000
- Registered partially sighted300994001
- Spontaneous eye movements associated with visual loss307696003
- Functional visual loss313165001
- Nonphysiologic acuity loss313165001
- Nonphysiologic vision loss313165001
- Impairment level of vision361122008
- Vision impairment level361122008
- Visual loss after cataract extraction371060002
- Impaired vision397540003
- Visual difficulty397540003
- Visual impairment397540003
- Severe visual impairment397541004
- Moderate visual impairment397542006
- Mild visual impairment397543001
- Right eye visual acuity -corrected398947009
- Left eye visual acuity -corrected398978008
- Angiomatous naevus impairing vision403959008
- Angiomatous nevus impairing vision403959008
- MDVI - multiple disability visual impairment404191001
- Multiple disability visual impairment404191001
- Cortical visual impairment413924001
- 20/10419268000
- 6/3419268000
- Distance vision 6/3419268000
- 20/150419329009
- 6/45419329009
- Distance vision 6/45419329009
- 20/25419607004
- 6/7.5419607004
- Distance vision 6/7.5419607004
- Unexplained vision loss421293001
- Unexplained visual loss421293001
- Low vision with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)422189002
- Low vision with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422189002
- Counts fingers - distance vision422256009
- Distance vision 20/200422417001
- Distance vision 20/60422672006
- Distance vision 20/50422882009
- Distance vision 20/40423059004
- Distance vision 20/70423423004
- Distance vision 20/80423635005
- 6/30423743009
- Distance vision 6/30423743009
- Distance vision 20/100423800006
- 6/120424173004
- Distance vision 6/120424173004
- Distance vision 20/400424192002
- Distance vision 20/30424703005
- Difficulty seeing small calibrations424883003
- Difficulty seeing small print424883003
- Combined visual and hearing impairment433147009
- Dual sensory impairment of vision and hearing433147009
- Drug related visual impairment698622004
- Arts syndrome702441001
- Fatal X-linked ataxia with deafness and loss of vision702441001
- Lethal ataxia-deafness-optic atrophy702441001
- J3712693000
- Jaeger type 3712693000
- Near visual acuity J3712693000
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 3712693000
- J5712694006
- Jaeger type 5712694006
- Near visual acuity J5712694006
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 5712694006
- J7712695007
- Jaeger type 7712695007
- Near visual acuity J7712695007
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 7712695007
- J9712697004
- Jaeger type 9712697004
- Near visual acuity J9712697004
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 9712697004
- J11712699001
- Jaeger type 11712699001
- Near visual acuity J11712699001
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 11712699001
- J13712700000
- Jaeger type 13712700000
- Near visual acuity J13712700000
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 13712700000
- J15713195000
- Jaeger type 15713195000
- Near visual acuity J15713195000
- Near visual acuity Jaeger type 15713195000
- Visual impairment co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713531003
- Blindness, scoliosis, arachnodactyly syndrome717920004
- Amaurosis hypertrichosis syndrome720983002
- Deaf blind hypopigmentation syndrome Yemenite type721084001
- Warburg Thomsen syndrome721084001
- Ectodermal dysplasia with blindness syndrome721208007
- Early-onset progressive neurodegeneration, blindness, ataxia, spasticity syndrome771514002
- Growth and developmental delay, hypotonia, vision impairment, lactic acidosis syndrome774205007
- Left eye perceives light only817002007
- Right eye perceives light only817008006
- Only able to count fingers with right eye830283001
- Only able to count fingers with left eye830284007
- Only able to perceive light via pinhole with left eye833297008
- Only able to perceive light via pinhole with right eye833298003
- 3/60 visual acuity of right eye833299006
- 3/60 visual acuity of left eye833300003
- 6/9 visual acuity of right eye835280000
- 6/9 visual acuity of left eye835281001
- 6/36 visual acuity of left eye835282008
- 6/36 visual acuity of right eye835283003
- 6/7.5 visual acuity of right eye835284009
- 6/7.5 visual acuity of left eye835285005
- 6/18 visual acuity of right eye835292000
- 6/18 visual acuity of left eye835293005
- 6/24 visual acuity of left eye836306003
- 6/24 visual acuity of right eye836307007
- 6/15 visual acuity of left eye836308002
- 6/15 visual acuity of right eye836309005
- 6/48 visual acuity of left eye836310000
- 6/48 visual acuity of right eye836311001
- 5/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye836312008
- 5/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye836313003
- 1/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye836314009
- 1/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye836315005
- 2/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye836316006
- 2/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye836317002
- 4/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye836318007
- 4/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye836319004
- 6/3 corrected visual acuity of left eye836321009
- 6/9 pinhole visual acuity of left eye836326004
- 6/9 pinhole visual acuity of right eye836327008
- 6/36 pinhole visual acuity of left eye836328003
- 6/24 pinhole visual acuity of left eye836329006
- 6/24 pinhole visual acuity of right eye836330001
- 6/36 pinhole visual acuity of right eye836331002
- 6/12 visual acuity of right eye836332009
- 6/12 visual acuity of left eye836333004
- 6/60 pinhole visual acuity of left eye836337003
- 6/60 pinhole visual acuity of right eye836338008
- 6/18 pinhole visual acuity of left eye838413005
- 6/12 pinhole visual acuity of right eye838414004
- 6/18 pinhole visual acuity of right eye838416002
- 6/12 pinhole visual acuity of left eye838417006
- Only able to count fingers via pinhole with left eye840603008
- Only able to count fingers via pinhole with right eye840604002
- 6/60 visual acuity of right eye863887001
- 6/60 visual acuity of left eye863888006
- Mildly reduced visual acuity1119535004
- Progressive decrease in visual acuity1119536003
- Progressive reduction in visual acuity1119536003
- Visual acuity perception of light without projection1119537007
- Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 31204415006
- Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, deafness syndrome1204415006
- Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, hearing loss syndrome1204415006
- SCAR3 - spinocerebellar ataxia autosomal recessive type 31204415006
- After-cataract of bilateral eyes15737281000119100
- After-cataract of both eyes15737281000119100
- Bilateral after-cataract15737281000119100
- Bilateral posterior capsule opacification15737281000119100
- Bilateral secondary cataract15737281000119100
- Secondary cataract of bilateral eyes15737281000119100
- Secondary cataract of both eyes15737281000119100
- After-cataract of left eye15990111000119104
- Cloudy posterior capsule of left eye15990111000119104
- Left posterior capsule opacification15990111000119104
- After-cataract of right eye15990031000119108
- Cloudy posterior capsule of right eye15990031000119108
- Right posterior capsule opacification15990031000119108
- Bilateral moderate to severe visual impairment8771000119104
- Bilateral visual impairment218951000119100
- Visual impairment of both eyes218951000119100
- Cataract of lens capsule of bilateral eyes15736881000119101
- Central visual impairment432141000124105
- Medication non-compliance due to visual impairment454211000124107
- Non-adherence to medication regimen due to visual impairment454211000124107
- Nonadherence to medication regimen due to visual impairment454211000124107
- Noncompliance with medication regimen due to visual impairment454211000124107
- Secondary cataract of bilateral eyes with vision obscured15737041000119101
- Secondary cataract of both eyes with vision obscured15737041000119101
- Secondary cataract of left eye with vision obscured15737121000119108
- Secondary cataract of right eye with vision obscured15737081000119106
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H54.7?
ICD-10-CM code H54.7 represents "Unspecified visual loss". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H54.7 a billable code?
Yes, H54.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H54.7 in?
H54.7 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H54.7?
H54.7 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: amaurosis fugax (G45.3).
What SNOMED CT codes does H54.7 map to?
H54.7 maps to 171 SNOMED CT concepts: 260288008, 260289000, 260290009, 836315005, 836314009, and 166 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H54.7?
H54.7 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3665346, C2881435. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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