ICD-10 Code H27.8
Other specified disorders of lens
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 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | H27.8 |
| Short Description: | Other specified disorders of lens |
| Long Description: | Other specified disorders of lens |
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(first year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA mandated 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
Information for Medical Professionals
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). The diagnosis code H27.8 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
Convert H27.8 to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 379.39 - Disorders of lens NEC (Approximate Flag)
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
- Finding of artificial lens
- Lens capsule clarity in pseudophakia - finding
- Lens capsule folds in pseudophakia
- Lens capsule in pseudophakia finding
- 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
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
- - lens - H27.9
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
- - lens - H27.9
- - specified type NEC - H27.8
- - lens - H27.9
Information for Patients
Eye Diseases
Some eye problems are minor and don't last long. But some can lead to a permanent loss of vision.
Common eye problems include
- Refractive errors
- Cataracts - clouded lenses
- Optic nerve disorders, including glaucoma
- Retinal disorders - problems with the nerve layer at the back of the eye
- Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys sharp, central vision
- Diabetic eye problems
- Conjunctivitis - an infection also known as pinkeye
Your best defense is to have regular checkups, because eye diseases do not always have symptoms. Early detection and treatment could prevent vision loss. See an eye care professional right away if you have a sudden change in vision, if everything looks dim, or if you see flashes of light. Other symptoms that need quick attention are pain, double vision, fluid coming from the eye, and inflammation.
NIH: National Eye Institute
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.