H54.8✓ Billable
Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Inclusion Terms
- •Blindness NOS according to USA definition
Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to H54.8 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes), legal (both eyes) (USA definition)
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •legal blindness with specification of impairment level (H54.0-H54.7)
Code Hierarchy
┌7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)├H53-H54Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)
└H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA
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