Changes to HHSC-Approved Diagnostic Codes for Persons with Related Conditions List

Information Letter No. 18-04  This letter provides an annual update to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code set as of October 1, 2017, which includes new and revised ICD-10 diagnostic codes. Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has revised the HHSC-Approved Diagnostic Codes for Persons with Related Conditions. List of Invalid ICD-10 Related Conditions Codes: The following ICD-10 diagnoses codes are no longer valid and were deleted from the HHSC-Approved Diagnostic Codes for Persons with Related Conditions List: H54.0 Blindness, both eyes H54.11 Blindness, right eye, low vision left eye H54.12 Blindness, left eye, low vision right eye H54.2 Low vision, both eyes H54.41 Blindness, right eye, normal vision left eye H54.42 Blindness, left eye, normal vision right eye H54.51 Low vision, right eye, normal vision left eye H54.52 Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye Each of the invalid codes was replaced with multiple,…

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