H33.0 Retinal detachment with retinal break

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applicable to

• Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Excludes1 (never code together)

• serous retinal detachment (without retinal break) (H33.2-)

Applies from H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Excludes1 (never code together)

• detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)

Codes under H33.0

• H33.00 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break
• H33.01 Retinal detachment with single break
• H33.02 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks
• H33.03 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear
• H33.04 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis
• H33.05 Total retinal detachment

Code annotations containing back-references to H33.0

Back-references to H33.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H35.7 Separation of retinal layers ("rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (H33.0-)")

Back-references to H33

• Use Additional: H44.2C Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment ("code to identify the retinal detachment (H33.-)")

Nearby codes

• H33 Retinal detachments and breaks
• H33.0 Retinal detachment with retinal break (this code)
• H33.00 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break
• H33.001 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, right eye
• H33.002 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, left eye
• H33.003 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, bilateral
• H33.009 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, unspecified eye