H33.02Retinal detachment with multiple breaks

H33.02 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retinal detachment with multiple breaks. 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H33.0 (retinal detachment with retinal break), H33.02 is specifically for retinal detachment with multiple breaks. Related codes cover unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break (H33.00), retinal detachment with single break (H33.01), retinal detachment with giant retinal tear (H33.03), retinal detachment with retinal dialysis (H33.04) and total retinal detachment (H33.05).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H33.021 (right eye), H33.022 (left eye), H33.023 (bilateral) and H33.029 (unspecified eye).

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