H54.52Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye

H54.52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for low vision, left eye, normal 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 1 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H54.5 (low vision, one eye), H54.52 is specifically for low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye. Related codes cover unspecified eye (H54.50) and right eye, normal vision left eye (H54.51).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H54.52A (1-2).

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).