H54.52A2 — Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye
Is H54.52A2 billable?
Yes — H54.52A2 is billable for FY2027. H54.52A2 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H54.52A2 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H54.52A2 at a glance
| Code | H54.52A2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H54.52A2 group to?
H54.52A2 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H54.52A2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H54.52A2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Low › vision › one eye › left › category 2
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H54
The conditions below can never be reported together with H54.52A2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Code first — inherited from H54
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before H54.52A2. H54.52A2 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- any associated underlying cause of the blindness
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H54.52A2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H54.52A2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
How long has H54.52A2 existed?
H54.52A2 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.