H33.05 Total retinal detachment

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 H33.05

• H33.051 Total retinal detachment, right eye
• H33.052 Total retinal detachment, left eye
• H33.053 Total retinal detachment, bilateral
• H33.059 Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H33.05

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 H33.05

• Detachment › retina (without retinal break) (serous) › total

Nearby codes

• H33.04 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis
• H33.041 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, right eye
• H33.042 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye
• H33.043 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, bilateral
• H33.049 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, unspecified eye
• H33.05 Total retinal detachment (this code)
• H33.051 Total retinal detachment, right eye
• H33.052 Total retinal detachment, left eye
• H33.053 Total retinal detachment, bilateral
• H33.059 Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye
• H33.1 Retinoschisis and retinal cysts