DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 7

H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)

Block H53-H54 groups 2 categories with 128 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
2
Billable codes
128
CC codes
8
MCC codes
0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0

Categories in H53-H54

  • H53

    Visual disturbances

    Diplopia → H53.2

    • 84 billable codes
    • 8 CC
  • H54

    Blindness and low vision

    Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) → H54.0X-

    • 44 billable codes

Index main terms

  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) → H53, H54 (15 entries)
  • Disturbance(s) → H53 (11 entries)
  • Defect, defective → H53, H54 (10 entries)
  • Vision, visual → H53, H54 (8 entries)
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression) → H53 (7 entries)
  • Deficiency, deficient → H53 (7 entries)
  • Loss (of) → H53, H54 (7 entries)
  • Disorder (of) → H53 (6 entries)
  • Low → H54 (6 entries)
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities → H53 (2 entries)
  • Anopia, anopsia → H53 (2 entries)
  • Hemianopia, hemianopsia (heteronymous) → H53 (2 entries)
  • Impaired, impairment (function) → H54 (2 entries)
  • Sensitive, sensitivity → H53 (2 entries)
  • Achromat (ism), achromatopsia (acquired) (congenital) → H53 (1 entry)

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Block instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 7 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 11): printed on the chapter 7 page.