H54.12Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye

H54.12 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for blindness, left eye, low vision right eye. It belongs to category H54 (blindness and low vision), block H53-H54 (visual disturbances and blindness) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H54.1 (blindness, one eye, low vision other eye), H54.12 is specifically for blindness, left eye, low vision right eye. Related codes cover unspecified eyes (H54.10) and right eye, low vision left eye (H54.11).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H54.121 (eye) and H54.122 (eye).

Code first: any associated underlying cause of the blindness.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2018 (expanded into subcodes).