H54.8
BillableLegal blindness, as defined in USA
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
- legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)
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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H54.8?
ICD-10-CM code H54.8 represents "Legal blindness, as defined in USA". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H54.8 a billable code?
Yes, H54.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H54.8 in?
H54.8 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H54.8?
H54.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: amaurosis fugax (G45.3); legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7).
What SNOMED CT codes does H54.8 map to?
H54.8 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 421706001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H54.8?
H54.8 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2881436, C2881437. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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