H33

Non-Billable

ChapterH00–H59

Rankcategory

Official Description

Retinal detachments and breaks

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 5 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

BillableHas subcodes

CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

H30-H36Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)

H33Retinal detachments and breaksNot billable

H33.0Retinal detachment with retinal breakSubcodes

H33.1Retinoschisis and retinal cystsSubcodes

H33.2Serous retinal detachmentSubcodes

H33.3Retinal breaks without detachmentSubcodes

H33.4Traction detachment of retinaSubcodes

H33.8Other retinal detachmentsBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H33:

chapterCH7

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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