ICD-10 Code for Blindness

Also indexed as (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)

The ICD-10-CM code for blindness is H54.0X — Blindness, both eyes, different category levels. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for blindness with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Not billable

H54.0X cannot be submitted on a claim. It is a header code, so a more specific code from the list below is required.

Which blindness code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 26 codes under Blindness. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

blast	S05.8XNot billable	Other injuries of eye and orbit
concussion	S05.8XNot billable	Other injuries of eye and orbit
cortical	H47.619	Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
day	H53.11	Day blindness
due to injury	S05.9Not billable	Unspecified injury of eye and orbit
emotional	F44.6	Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
face	H53.16	Psychophysical visual disturbances
hysterical	F44.6	Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
legal	H54.8	Legal blindness, as defined in USA
mind	R48.8	Other symbolic dysfunctions
night	H53.60	Unspecified night blindness
one eye	H54.40	Blindness, one eye, unspecified eye
psychic	R48.8	Other symbolic dysfunctions
river	B73.01	Onchocerciasis with endophthalmitis
traumatic	S05.9Not billable	Unspecified injury of eye and orbit
word	F81.0	Specific reading disorder

Blindness cortical

left brain	H47.612	Cortical blindness, left side of brain
right brain	H47.611	Cortical blindness, right side of brain

Blindness night

abnormal dark adaptation curve	H53.61	Abnormal dark adaptation curve
acquired	H53.62	Acquired night blindness
congenital	H53.63	Congenital night blindness
specified type NEC	H53.69	Other night blindness
vitamin A deficiency	E50.5	Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness

Blindness one eye

left	H54.42Not billable	Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye
low vision, other eye	H54.10	Blindness, one eye, low vision other eye, unspecified eyes
right	H54.41Not billable	Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye
left › low vision on right	H54.12Not billable	Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye
right › low vision on left	H54.11Not billable	Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye

Blindness word

acquired	R48.0	Dyslexia and alexia
secondary to organic lesion	R48.0	Dyslexia and alexia

Codes under H54.0X

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources