2021 ICD-10-CM Code H54.42A5
Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye
Valid for Submission
H54.42A5 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye. The code H54.42A5 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | H54.42A5 |
| Short Description: | Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye |
| Long Description: | Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye |
Code Classification
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code H54.42A5 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
H5442A5 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- H54.42 - Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye
Convert H54.42A5 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code H54.42A5 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018