H33.2 Serous retinal detachment

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Retinal detachment NOS
• Retinal detachment without retinal break

Excludes1 (never code together)

• central serous chorioretinopathy (H35.71-)

Applies from H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under H33.2

• H33.20 Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
• H33.21 Serous retinal detachment, right eye
• H33.22 Serous retinal detachment, left eye
• H33.23 Serous retinal detachment, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H33.2

Back-references to H33.2

• Type 1 Excludes: H33.0 Retinal detachment with retinal break ("serous retinal detachment (without retinal break) (H33.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H35.7 Separation of retinal layers ("retinal detachment (serous) (H33.2-)")

Back-references to H33

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

Diagnosis Index entries for H33.2

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

Nearby codes

• H33.19 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts
• H33.191 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, right eye
• H33.192 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, left eye
• H33.193 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, bilateral
• H33.199 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, unspecified eye
• H33.2 Serous retinal detachment (this code)
• H33.20 Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
• H33.21 Serous retinal detachment, right eye
• H33.22 Serous retinal detachment, left eye
• H33.23 Serous retinal detachment, bilateral
• H33.3 Retinal breaks without detachment