H27.8

H27.8: Other specified disorders of lens

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H27.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of lens. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H27.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H27.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H27: Other disorders of lens

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H27.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57483Billing and Coding: Visual Fields

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abscess›lens
Cyst›lens
Deformity›lens(acquired)
Disease, diseased›lens›specified NEC
Disorder›lens›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.