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H27.133

H27.133Posterior dislocation of lens, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

H27.133 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for posterior dislocation of lens, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H27.133

These are not written on H27.133, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H27.133 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H27 Other disorders of lens

  • congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
  • mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
  • pseudophakia (Z96.1)

Risk adjustment

H27.133 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H27.133 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
  • A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
  • A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction

Code history

H27.133 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H27.13. If H27.133 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H27.133

Is H27.133 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. H27.133 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H27.133 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of lens (H25-H28).
What cannot be coded together with H27.133?
H27.133 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H27.133 (H27) and apply to it just the same.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.