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H33

Non-billable

Retinal detachments and breaks

Retinal detachments and breaks

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H30-H36

Child Codes

6

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Child Codes (6)

H33.0

Retinal detachment with retinal break

H33.1

Retinoschisis and retinal cysts

H33.2

Serous retinal detachment

H33.3

Retinal breaks without detachment

H33.4

Traction detachment of retina

H33.8

Other retinal detachments

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code H33?

ICD-10-CM code H33 represents "Retinal detachments and breaks". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H33 a billable code?

No, H33 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under H33.

What chapter is H33 in?

H33 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

What codes cannot be used with H33?

H33 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-).

What are the subcategories under H33?

H33 has 6 child codes, including: H33.0 (Retinal detachment with retinal break), H33.1 (Retinoschisis and retinal cysts), H33.2 (Serous retinal detachment), H33.3 (Retinal breaks without detachment), and 2 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H33?

H33 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0271055. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.