H27.0 — Aphakia
Is H27.0 billable?
No — H27.0 is a non-billable header code. H27.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath H27.0.
Billable codes under this header
H27.0 at a glance
| Code | H27.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Aphakia |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H27.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H27.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Aphakia (acquired) (postoperative)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H27.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H27.0.
- Acquired absence of lens
- Acquired aphakia
- Aphakia due to trauma
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H27
The conditions below can never be reported together with H27.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H27.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H27.0 and the excluded code may both 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)
What codes fall under H27.0? (4)
How long has H27.0 existed?
H27.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with H27.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H27.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.