H33.02 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Applies from H33.0 Retinal detachment with retinal break

Applicable to

• Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under H33.02

• H33.021 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, right eye
• H33.022 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, left eye
• H33.023 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, bilateral
• H33.029 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H33.02

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H33.02

• Detachment › retina (without retinal break) (serous) › with retinal: › break › multiple

Nearby codes

• H33.01 Retinal detachment with single break
• H33.011 Retinal detachment with single break, right eye
• H33.012 Retinal detachment with single break, left eye
• H33.013 Retinal detachment with single break, bilateral
• H33.019 Retinal detachment with single break, unspecified eye
• H33.02 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks (this code)
• H33.021 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, right eye
• H33.022 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, left eye
• H33.023 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, bilateral
• H33.029 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, unspecified eye
• H33.03 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear