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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H27.0Aphakia

Not billable — use a more specific code

H27.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Aphakia.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H27.0

H27.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for aphakia. It belongs to category H27 (other disorders of lens), block H25-H28 (disorders of lens) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H27 (other disorders of lens), H27.0 is specifically for aphakia. Related codes cover dislocation of lens (H27.1), other specified disorders of lens (H27.8) and unspecified disorder of lens (H27.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H27.00 (unspecified eye), H27.01 (right eye), H27.02 (left eye) and H27.03 (bilateral).

Don't report H27.0 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: cataract extraction status (Z98.4-), congenital absence of lens (Q12.3) and congenital aphakia (Q12.3).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under H27.0

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Acquired absence of lens
  • Acquired aphakia
  • Aphakia due to trauma
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)
  • congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)
  • congenital aphakia (Q12.3)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H27.0.

› From H27 Other disorders of lens
Excludes1
  • congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
  • mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
  • pseudophakia (Z96.1)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H27.0.

Codes whose notes reference H27.0

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about H27.0

Is H27.0 billable?

No. H27.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.