H54.7
Billable codeUnspecified visual loss
The ICD-10 code for unspecified visual loss is H54.7.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Visual impairment category 9 NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H54.0Blindness, both eyesnon-billable header
- H54.1Blindness, one eye, low vision other eyenon-billable header
- H54.2Low vision, both eyesnon-billable header
- H54.3Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
- H54.4Blindness, one eyenon-billable header
- H54.5Low vision, one eyenon-billable header
- H54.6Unqualified visual loss, one eyenon-billable header
- H54.8Legal blindness, as defined in USA
- H54.7Unspecified visual loss
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 3699Approximate match
- V410Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
H54.7 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.