ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H54.2Low vision, both eyes

Not billable — use a more specific code

H54.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 1 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H54.2

H54.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for low vision, both eyes. 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 1 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H54 (blindness and low vision), H54.2 is specifically for low vision, both eyes. Related codes cover blindness, both eyes (H54.0), blindness, one eye, low vision other eye (H54.1), unqualified visual loss, both eyes (H54.3), blindness, one eye (H54.4), low vision, one eye (H54.5), unqualified visual loss, one eye (H54.6), unspecified visual loss (H54.7) and legal blindness, as defined in USA (H54.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H54.2X (different category levels).

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).

Specific codes under H54.2

H54.2XLow vision, both eyes, different category levels
- H54.2X1Low vision, right eye, category 1
  - H54.2X11Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1Billable
  - H54.2X12Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2Billable
- H54.2X2Low vision, right eye, category 2
  - H54.2X21Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1Billable
  - H54.2X22Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2Billable

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Visual impairment categories 1 or 2 in both eyes.

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H54.2.

› From H54 Blindness and low vision

Note

For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

Excludes1

amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Code first

any associated underlying cause of the blindness

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Expanded — no longer billable

Common questions about H54.2

Is H54.2 billable?: No. H54.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.