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H27.03

Aphakia, bilateral

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 17 never code together
H27code
Excludes1
  • congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)Q12.-
  • mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)T85.2
  • pseudophakia (Z96.1)Z96.1
H27.0code
Excludes1
  • cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)Z98.4-
  • congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)Q12.3
  • congenital aphakia (Q12.3)Q12.3
H00-H59chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)E09.3-E10.3-E11.3-E13.3-
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)S05.-
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)A50.01A50.3-A51.43A52.71

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 4
H27.0code
Inclusion terms
  • Acquired absence of lens
  • Acquired aphakia
  • Aphakia due to trauma
H00-H59chapter
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Index entries leading here 1
  • Aphakia (acquired) (postoperative) H27.0
Alongside this code 3 same parent — H27.0
H27.00 Aphakia, unspecified eye H27.01 Aphakia, right eye H27.02 Aphakia, left eye
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
H27.0
Block
H25-H28
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.