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ICD-10-CM Code for Aphakia H27.0

ICD-10 code H27.0 for Aphakia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Aphakia
Acquired absence of lens
Acquired aphakia
Aphakia due to trauma
Excludes1: cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)
congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)
congenital aphakia (Q12.3)

H27

Excludes1: congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
pseudophakia (Z96.1)

 
H27.0 Aphakia
Child Code
Aphakia, unspecified eye
Child Code
Aphakia, right eye
Child Code
Aphakia, left eye
Child Code
Aphakia, bilateral

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