2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H27.8Other specified disorders of lens
ICD-10-CM Codes›H00–H59›H25-H28›H27
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
H27.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified disorders of lens. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 124 through 125. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Cataract and other lens disorders.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Aggregation of lens proteins
- Anterior capsule contraction
- Anterior capsulotomy tear
- Bilateral lens particle glaucoma
- Capsular bag distension syndrome
- Compromised capsular bag of eye
- Crystalline lens cloudy
- Denaturation of lens proteins
- Exfoliation of lens capsule
- Glaucoma of left eye due to lens disorder
- Glaucoma of right eye due to lens disorder
- Lens capsule clarity in pseudophakia - finding
- Lens capsule folds in pseudophakia
- Lens capsule in pseudophakia finding
- Lens particle glaucoma
- Lens particle glaucoma of left eye
- Lens particle glaucoma of right eye
- Lens tremulous
- Mercurialentis
- Phacodonesis
- Phimosis of lens capsule
- Position of artificial lens - finding
- Position of lens - finding
- Structural abnormality of suspensory ligament of lens
- Thickening of lens capsule
- Tilted intraocular lens
- Zonular dehiscence
- Zonular dialysis
- Zonular disruption
- Zonular laxity
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H27.8: its own notes plus those printed at H27 and Chapter 7. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
lens H27.8
lens (acquired) H27.8
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
specified NEC H27.8
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
specified type NEC H27.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
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Convert H27.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About H27.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified disorders of lens?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of lens is H27.8 (sometimes written as H278). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is H27.8 (Other disorders of lens) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified disorders of lens on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does H27.8 group to?
When other specified disorders of lens is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 125, 124, with relative weights from 0.7699 to 1.2470 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can H27.8 be reported with a code from Q12?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at H27, which applies to H27.8, lists "congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of H27.8?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other specified disorders of lens converts to ICD-9-CM 379.39 (disorders of lens NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
