H54Visual impairment including blindness (binocular or monocular)
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Not recommended as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use H54 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VII
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Group H53-H54
- Visual disturbances and blindness
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thị lực giảm và/hoặc khiếm thị (hai mắt hoặc một mắt)
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Note: For definition of visual impairment categories see table below. Excl.: amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Related H54 codes
H54.0
Blindness, binocular Visual impairment
H54.1
Severe visual impairment, binocular
H54.2
Moderate visual impairment, binocular
H54.3
Mild or no visual impairment, binocular
H54.4
Blindness, monocular
H54.5
Severe visual impairment, monocular
H54.6
Moderate visual impairment, monocular
H54.9
Unspecified visual impairment (binocular)
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
