H54.50

H54.50

Billable

Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Reduced vision in one eye that is not complete blindness, with the specific eye not documented or specified.

Coding Tips

•This code should only be used when the specific eye (right or left) with low vision cannot be determined from documentation
•If the affected eye is documented, use more specific codes (H54.51 or H54.52) instead of this unspecified code

Code Hierarchy

└H54Blindness and low vision └H54.5Low vision, one eye └H54.50Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye

└H54.50Low vision, one eye, unspecified eye