Blindness r eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2

Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2

📋Clinical Description

This code describes a patient presenting with complete blindness in the right eye, defined as no light perception, and moderate low vision in the left eye, characterized by a best-corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60 to 20/200. This bilateral vision impairment significantly impacts daily functioning.

🎯When to Use

Use this code when documentation explicitly states blindness in the right eye (category 5) and low vision in the left eye (category 2) based on the World Health Organization (WHO) visual impairment categories. This code is appropriate for chronic conditions of vision loss, not transient or acute vision changes.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure the medical record clearly specifies the visual acuity for each eye to support the assigned categories.
Do not use this code for monocular vision loss; specific codes exist for single-eye blindness or low vision.
Always sequence this code after any underlying cause of the blindness or low vision, if known and documented.

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Code Hierarchy

▲H54.115Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye

H54.1152(current)

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