H27.0 Aphakia

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acquired absence of lens
• Acquired aphakia
• Aphakia due to trauma

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)
• congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)
• congenital aphakia (Q12.3)

Applies from H27 Other disorders of lens

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
• mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
• pseudophakia (Z96.1)

Codes under H27.0

• H27.00 Aphakia, unspecified eye
• H27.01 Aphakia, right eye
• H27.02 Aphakia, left eye
• H27.03 Aphakia, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H27.0

Back-references to H27.0

• Type 1 Excludes: Z98.4 Cataract extraction status ("aphakia (H27.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H27.0

• Aphakia (acquired) (postoperative)

Nearby codes

• H27 Other disorders of lens
• H27.0 Aphakia (this code)
• H27.00 Aphakia, unspecified eye
• H27.01 Aphakia, right eye
• H27.02 Aphakia, left eye
• H27.03 Aphakia, bilateral
• H27.1 Dislocation of lens