H27.9

H27.9: Unspecified disorder of lens

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H27.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified disorder of lens. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H27.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H27.9

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

H27.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disease, diseased›lens
Disorder›lens

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.