ICD-10-CM Code H27.8

Valid for Submission

H27.8 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified disorders of lens. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code H27.8 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like aggregation of lens proteins, anterior capsule contraction, anterior capsulotomy tear, capsular bag distension syndrome, crystalline lens cloudy, denaturation of lens proteins, etc

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code H27.8 are found in the index:

• - Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) - L02.91
  • - lens - H27.8

• - Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
  • - lens - H27.8

• - Deformity - Q89.9
  • - lens (acquired) - H27.8

• - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
  • - lens - H27.9
    • - specified NEC - H27.8

• - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
  • - lens - H27.9
    • - specified type NEC - H27.8

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Aggregation of lens proteins
• Anterior capsule contraction
• Anterior capsulotomy tear
• Capsular bag distension syndrome
• Crystalline lens cloudy
• Denaturation of lens proteins
• Exfoliation of lens capsule
• Lens capsule clarity in pseudophakia - finding
• Lens capsule folds in pseudophakia
• Lens tremulous
• Mercurialentis
• Metallosis
• Phacodonesis
• Phimosis of lens capsule
• Position of artificial lens - finding
• Position of lens - finding
• Thickening of lens capsule
• Tilted intraocular lens
• Zonular dehiscence
• Zonular dialysis
• Zonular disruption
• Zonular laxity

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code H27.8 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 124 - OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITH MCC
• 125 - OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITHOUT MCC

Convert H27.8 to ICD-9

• 379.39 - Disorders of lens NEC (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)
  • Disorders of lens (H25-H28)
    • Other disorders of lens (H27)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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