H54.5
ICD-10Non-billable categoryLow vision, one eye
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Low vision, one eye
H54.5 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Visual impairment categories 1 or 2 in one eye [normal vision in other eye].
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath H54.5. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in H54
- H54.0Blindness, both eyescategory
- H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eyecategory
- H54.2Low vision, both eyescategory
- H54.3Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
- H54.4Blindness, one eyecategory
- H54.6Unqualified visual loss, one eyecategory
- H54.7Unspecified visual loss
- H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- H54
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.