ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
369.06 — Better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM 369.06
369.06 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 2 ICD-10-CM codes, such as H54.0X35 (Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5) and H54.0X53 (Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
Common questions about 369.06
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.