ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H54.511Low vision, right eye, category 1

Not billable — use a more specific code

H54.511 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 FY2024 (effective October 1, 2023). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H54.511

H54.511 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for low vision, right eye, category 1. 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 H54.51 (low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye), H54.511 is specifically for low vision, right eye, category 1. Related codes cover 2 (H54.512).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H54.511A (eye).

Code first: any associated underlying cause of the blindness.

It was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017, and changed in FY2024.

Specific codes under H54.511

H54.511ALow vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eyeBillable

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H54.511.

› 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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FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
FY2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Title revised — was “Low vision, right eye, category 1-2”

Common questions about H54.511

Is H54.511 billable?: No. H54.511 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.