ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00-H59
H33 Retinal detachments and breaks
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)
Subcodes
Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H33..0 | Retinal detachment with retinal break | No |
| H33..00 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break | No |
| H33..001 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, right eye | Yes |
| H33..002 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, left eye | Yes |
| H33..003 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..009 | Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..01 | Retinal detachment with single break | No |
| H33..011 | Retinal detachment with single break, right eye | Yes |
| H33..012 | Retinal detachment with single break, left eye | Yes |
| H33..013 | Retinal detachment with single break, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..019 | Retinal detachment with single break, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..02 | Retinal detachment with multiple breaks | No |
| H33..021 | Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, right eye | Yes |
| H33..022 | Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, left eye | Yes |
| H33..023 | Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..029 | Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..03 | Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear | No |
| H33..031 | Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, right eye | Yes |
| H33..032 | Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, left eye | Yes |
| H33..033 | Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..039 | Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..04 | Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis | No |
| H33..041 | Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, right eye | Yes |
| H33..042 | Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye | Yes |
| H33..043 | Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..049 | Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..05 | Total retinal detachment | No |
| H33..051 | Total retinal detachment, right eye | Yes |
| H33..052 | Total retinal detachment, left eye | Yes |
| H33..053 | Total retinal detachment, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..059 | Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..1 | Retinoschisis and retinal cysts | No |
| H33..10 | Unspecified retinoschisis | No |
| H33..101 | Unspecified retinoschisis, right eye | Yes |
| H33..102 | Unspecified retinoschisis, left eye | Yes |
| H33..103 | Unspecified retinoschisis, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..109 | Unspecified retinoschisis, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..11 | Cyst of ora serrata | No |
| H33..111 | Cyst of ora serrata, right eye | Yes |
| H33..112 | Cyst of ora serrata, left eye | Yes |
| H33..113 | Cyst of ora serrata, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..119 | Cyst of ora serrata, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..12 | Parasitic cyst of retina | No |
| H33..121 | Parasitic cyst of retina, right eye | Yes |
| H33..122 | Parasitic cyst of retina, left eye | Yes |
| H33..123 | Parasitic cyst of retina, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..129 | Parasitic cyst of retina, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..19 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts | No |
| H33..191 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, right eye | Yes |
| H33..192 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, left eye | Yes |
| H33..193 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..199 | Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..2 | Serous retinal detachment | No |
| H33..20 | Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..21 | Serous retinal detachment, right eye | Yes |
| H33..22 | Serous retinal detachment, left eye | Yes |
| H33..23 | Serous retinal detachment, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..3 | Retinal breaks without detachment | No |
| H33..30 | Unspecified retinal break | No |
| H33..301 | Unspecified retinal break, right eye | Yes |
| H33..302 | Unspecified retinal break, left eye | Yes |
| H33..303 | Unspecified retinal break, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..309 | Unspecified retinal break, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..31 | Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment | No |
| H33..311 | Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, right eye | Yes |
| H33..312 | Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye | Yes |
| H33..313 | Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..319 | Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..32 | Round hole of retina without detachment | No |
| H33..321 | Round hole, right eye | Yes |
| H33..322 | Round hole, left eye | Yes |
| H33..323 | Round hole, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..329 | Round hole, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..33 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment | No |
| H33..331 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment, right eye | Yes |
| H33..332 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment, left eye | Yes |
| H33..333 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..339 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..4 | Traction detachment of retina | No |
| H33..40 | Traction detachment of retina, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H33..41 | Traction detachment of retina, right eye | Yes |
| H33..42 | Traction detachment of retina, left eye | Yes |
| H33..43 | Traction detachment of retina, bilateral | Yes |
| H33..8 | Other retinal detachments | Yes |
Plain-language term for this code
The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category H33:
- Retinal Detachment — Desprendimiento de retina
Last reviewed: September 2026