H54.8 – Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)
Applicable To
Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Notes
The table below gives a classification of severity of visual impairment recommended by a WHO Study Group on the Prevention of Blindness, Geneva, 6-10 November 1972.
The term 'low vision' in category H54 comprises categories 1 and 2 of the table, the term 'blindness' categories 3, 4 and 5, and the term 'unqualified visual loss' category 9.
If the extent of the visual field is taken into account, patients with a field no greater than 10 but greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 3 and patients with a field no greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 4, even if the central acuity is not impaired.
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Legal blindness, as defined in U.S.A.
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| H00-H59 | Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) |
| H53-H54 | Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54) |
| H54 | Blindness and low vision |
| H54.8 |
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Type 1 Excludes
legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)
Applicable to
Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Notes
The table below gives a classification of severity of visual impairment recommended by a WHO Study Group on the Prevention of Blindness, Geneva, 6-10 November 1972.
The term 'low vision' in category H54 comprises categories 1 and 2 of the table, the term 'blindness' categories 3, 4 and 5, and the term 'unqualified visual loss' category 9.
If the extent of the visual field is taken into account, patients with a field no greater than 10 but greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 3 and patients with a field no greater than 5 around central fixation should be placed in category 4, even if the central acuity is not impaired.
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