H33.0Retinal detachment with retinal break

H33.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retinal detachment with retinal break. It belongs to category H33 (retinal detachments and breaks), block H30-H36 (disorders of choroid and retina) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H33 (retinal detachments and breaks), H33.0 is specifically for retinal detachment with retinal break. Related codes cover retinoschisis and retinal cysts (H33.1), serous retinal detachment (H33.2), retinal breaks without detachment (H33.3), traction detachment of retina (H33.4) and other retinal detachments (H33.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H33.00 (break), H33.01 (break), H33.02 (breaks), H33.03 (tear), H33.04 (dialysis) and H33.05 (detachment).

Don't report H33.0 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: serous retinal detachment (without retinal break) (H33.2-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.