H33.4 Traction detachment of retina

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment

Applies from H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under H33.4

• H33.40 Traction detachment of retina, unspecified eye
• H33.41 Traction detachment of retina, right eye
• H33.42 Traction detachment of retina, left eye
• H33.43 Traction detachment of retina, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H33.4

Back-references to H33.4

• Type 1 Excludes: H35.2 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy ("proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H43.8 Other disorders of vitreous body ("proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)")

Back-references to H33

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

Diagnosis Index entries for H33.4

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

Nearby codes

• H33.33 Multiple defects of retina without detachment
• H33.331 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, right eye
• H33.332 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, left eye
• H33.333 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, bilateral
• H33.339 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, unspecified eye
• H33.4 Traction detachment of retina (this code)
• H33.40 Traction detachment of retina, unspecified eye
• H33.41 Traction detachment of retina, right eye
• H33.42 Traction detachment of retina, left eye
• H33.43 Traction detachment of retina, bilateral
• H33.8 Other retinal detachments