H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Category / Non-billable header 84 subcodes

Block: Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)

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

Last reviewed: September 2026