H54.7

Billable

Unspecified visual loss

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

Block

H53-H54

Parent Code

H54

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 fugaxG45.3

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Related Codes(8)

H54.0

Blindness, both eyes

H54.1

Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye

H54.2

Low vision, both eyes

H54.3

Unqualified visual loss, both eyes

Billable H54.4

Blindness, one eye

H54.5

Low vision, one eye

H54.6

Unqualified visual loss, one eye

H54.8

Legal blindness, as defined in USA

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(622)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

3/4
OPCA - Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 10
Registered partially sighted
20/400
Perception of light - inaccurate projection
6/18 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
Bilateral after-cataract
6/36
Dim vision
Dependence on seeing eye dog
Impairment level of vision
Jaeger type 3
Near visual acuity J4
Distance vision 6/12
Right posterior capsule opacification
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 4
Near visual acuity J3
Low vision with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
Secondary cataract of both eyes with vision obscured
6/12 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
6/3
Counts fingers - 1/2 metre
20/10
sight loss
Blind left eye
3/24
Jaeger type 7
Near visual acuity J10
Nonadherence to medication regimen due to visual impairment
Drug related visual impairment
Visual loss after cataract extraction
Only able to count fingers via pinhole with right eye
Difficulty seeing small print
Distance vision 20/40
6/36 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
Mild visual impairment
Distance vision 20/100
3/6
Near visual acuity J12
Arts syndrome
Amaurosis hypertrichosis syndrome
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, deafness syndrome
Impaired vision
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia, blindness, hearing loss syndrome
6/24 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
Both eyes total visual impairment
3/60 visual acuity of right eye
Noncompliance with medication regimen due to visual impairment
N18
Loss of vision
Cloudy posterior capsule of left eye
6/48 visual acuity of left eye
1/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye
Vision loss
6/18 visual acuity of left eye
Nonphysiologic vision loss
1/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye
Jaeger type 15
Cloudy posterior capsule of right eye
No PL - No perception of light
Distance vision 1/24
N14
Distance vision 6/120
6/9 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
Near visual acuity J8
Vision impairment level
1/36
After-cataract of right eye
Multiple disability visual impairment
Near visual acuity J13
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 13
6/9
Difficulty seeing small calibrations
Jaeger type 9
Visual acuity perception of light without projection
6/24
Perceives light only
Jaeger type 11
Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/3 meter
Distance vision 3/24
Visual impairment category 9 NOS
Right eye visual acuity -corrected
Near visual acuity J6
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy with blindness
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 5
Counts fingers - 1/2 meter
Combined visual and hearing impairment
Angiomatous naevus impairing vision
J12
Functional visual loss
Left posterior capsule opacification
Visual impairment
Distance vision 6/18
6/24 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
Impairment level: severe impairment of both eyes
Dejerine-Thomas syndrome
Distance vision 6/36
6/36 visual acuity of right eye
Visual difficulty
Distance vision 20/200
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 3
Ectodermal dysplasia with blindness syndrome
After-cataract of both eyes
Loss of vision of right eye
Unexplained visual loss
3/9
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 6
Reduced ability to see
N12
PL - Perception of light
Medication non-compliance due to visual impairment
Eyesight deteriorating
Blind right eye
Darkened vision
Near visual acuity J11
2/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye
Progressive reduction in visual acuity
Bilateral moderate to severe visual impairment
Registered blind
Thomas' syndrome
6/36 visual acuity of left eye
4/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye
6/30
Congenital blindness
N48
6/9 visual acuity of right eye
loss sight
Distance vision 6/9
Jaeger type 13
J10
Distance vision 3/12
N36
3/60 visual acuity of left eye
Distance vision 20/70
MDVI - multiple disability visual impairment
6/7.5
6/60
Angiomatous nevus impairing vision
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 15
J15
5/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye
Blindness AND/OR vision impairment level
6/12 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
Bilateral secondary cataract
Problem seeing
Only able to perceive light via pinhole with left eye
N10
Visual loss
J14
Partial sight - both eyes
6/48 visual acuity of right eye
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 12
Growth and developmental delay, hypotonia, vision impairment, lactic acidosis syndrome
NLP - No light perception
Distance vision 20/50
NPL - No perception of light
6/12
Low vision, both eyes
6/24 visual acuity of left eye
Nonphysiologic acuity loss
Only able to count fingers with right eye
Abnormal vision
Distance vision 6/7.5
6/15 visual acuity of right eye
Counts fingers - 1/3 meter
Partial sight
Jaeger type 8
3/12
Cataract of lens capsule of bilateral eyes
6/18 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
Counts fingers - 1/3 metre
Jaeger type 12
20/1200
Traumatic blindness
Mildly reduced visual acuity
Problem sight
Blindness - both eyes
20/150
Dual sensory impairment of vision and hearing
Jaeger type 4
POL - Perception of light
Distance vision 20/60
Bilateral visual impairment
Spontaneous eye movements associated with visual loss
6/15 visual acuity of left eye
Deaf blind hypopigmentation syndrome Yemenite type
Distance vision 6/60
Near visual acuity J7
Low vision with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
6/60 pinhole visual acuity of right eye
6/9 visual acuity of left eye
5/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye
Visual acuity, no light perception
6/60 visual acuity of left eye
Distance vision 1/36
Near visual acuity J15
6/18 visual acuity of right eye
6/18
Moderate visual impairment
Near visual acuity J5
Difficulty seeing
Amaurosis
Distance vision 3/6
6/7.5 visual acuity of right eye
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
Unexplained vision loss
Visual impairment co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Secondary cataract of bilateral eyes with vision obscured
6/120
Cortical visual impairment
Left eye visual acuity -corrected
6/60 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
Severe visual impairment
Secondary cataract of bilateral eyes
Distance vision 20/30
No perception of light
Distance vision 6/3
Distance vision 6/45
loss (of) sight
6/3 corrected visual acuity of left eye
Distance vision 6/30
Decreased vision
Jaeger type 14
Distance vision 3/18
Impairment level of both eyes
Early-onset progressive neurodegeneration, blindness, ataxia, spasticity syndrome
SCAR3 - spinocerebellar ataxia autosomal recessive type 3
Only able to count fingers via pinhole with left eye
Distance vision 3/4
Olivopontocerebellar degeneration
Déjérine-Thomas syndrome
Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/2 metre
1/60
Poor vision
After-cataract of left eye
Only able to count fingers with left eye
N24
Jaeger type 5
6/36 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
Lethal ataxia-deafness-optic atrophy
3/60
6/7.5 visual acuity of left eye
6/45
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 14
Secondary cataract of right eye with vision obscured
Distance vision 3/36
Distance vision 20/400
6/12 visual acuity of right eye
20/120
Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/3 metre
Olivocerebellar atrophy
PL only
Sight deteriorating
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 11
Distance vision 3/9
LP - Light perception
Impairment level: total impairment of both eyes
Visual impairment of both eyes
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 8
Loss of vision of left eye
6/24 visual acuity of right eye
3/18
Fatal X-linked ataxia with deafness and loss of vision
loss of sight
After-cataract of bilateral eyes
6/9 pinhole visual acuity of left eye
J11
Distance vision 3/60
Counts fingers - distance vision
Distance vision - counts fingers - 1/2 meter
Central visual impairment
6/12 visual acuity of left eye
Non-adherence to medication regimen due to visual impairment
J13
Right eye perceives light only
Secondary cataract of both eyes
Distance vision 20/80
Jaeger type 6
PLO - Perceives light only
Near visual acuity J9
Near visual acuity J14
3/36
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 7
Secondary cataract of left eye with vision obscured
Distance vision 6/24
Progressive decrease in visual acuity
Sight impaired
Reduced visual acuity
Distance vision 1/60
Blindness, scoliosis, arachnodactyly syndrome
Bilateral posterior capsule opacification
Only able to perceive light via pinhole with right eye
Left eye perceives light only
1/24
Impairment level: moderate impairment of both eyes
2/60 corrected visual acuity of left eye
Perception of light - accurate projection
Deteriorating vision
Near visual acuity Jaeger type 9
Warburg Thomsen syndrome
6/60 visual acuity of right eye
20/25
4/60 corrected visual acuity of right eye
Jaeger type 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified visual loss?

The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified visual loss is H54.7. The full clinical description is "Unspecified visual loss". H54.7 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code H54.7 mean?

ICD-10-CM code H54.7 represents “Unspecified visual loss”. It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and 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.

How does H54.7 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified visual loss affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H54.7?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H54.7 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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