H543-char group
Visual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular)
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Not recommended as primary diagnosis
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Note: For definition of visual impairment categories see table below. Excl.: amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Codes within H54
H54.0Blindness, binocularH54.1Severe visual impairment, binocularH54.2Moderate visual impairment, binocularH54.3Mild or no visual impairment, binocularH54.4Blindness, monocularH54.5Severe visual impairment, monocularH54.6Moderate visual impairment, monocularH54.9Unspecified visual impairment (binocular)