H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Retinal detachments and breaks is H33 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
H30-H36: Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)
Category H33
85 codes (65 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with H33.
  • detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Glaucoma (TOC entry)

a. Glaucoma .............................................................................................................................. 48

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a
Assigning glaucoma codes (use as many H40 codes as needed)

Assign as many codes from category H40, Glaucoma, as needed to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a.1

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

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

All Codes in H33

Every most-specific code under H33 Retinal detachments and breaks (65 codes):

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H33.001 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, right eye H33.002 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, left eye H33.003 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, bilateral H33.009 Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, unspecified eye H33.011 Retinal detachment with single break, right eye H33.012 Retinal detachment with single break, left eye H33.013 Retinal detachment with single break, bilateral H33.019 Retinal detachment with single break, unspecified eye H33.021 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, right eye H33.022 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, left eye H33.023 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, bilateral H33.029 Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, unspecified eye H33.031 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, right eye H33.032 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, left eye H33.033 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, bilateral H33.039 Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, unspecified eye H33.041 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, right eye H33.042 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye H33.043 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, bilateral H33.049 Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, unspecified eye H33.051 Total retinal detachment, right eye H33.052 Total retinal detachment, left eye H33.053 Total retinal detachment, bilateral H33.059 Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye H33.101 Unspecified retinoschisis, right eye H33.102 Unspecified retinoschisis, left eye H33.103 Unspecified retinoschisis, bilateral H33.109 Unspecified retinoschisis, unspecified eye H33.111 Cyst of ora serrata, right eye H33.112 Cyst of ora serrata, left eye H33.113 Cyst of ora serrata, bilateral H33.119 Cyst of ora serrata, unspecified eye H33.121 Parasitic cyst of retina, right eye H33.122 Parasitic cyst of retina, left eye H33.123 Parasitic cyst of retina, bilateral H33.129 Parasitic cyst of retina, unspecified eye H33.191 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, right eye H33.192 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, left eye H33.193 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, bilateral H33.199 Other retinoschisis and retinal cysts, unspecified eye H33.20 Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye H33.21 Serous retinal detachment, right eye H33.22 Serous retinal detachment, left eye H33.23 Serous retinal detachment, bilateral H33.301 Unspecified retinal break, right eye H33.302 Unspecified retinal break, left eye H33.303 Unspecified retinal break, bilateral H33.309 Unspecified retinal break, unspecified eye H33.311 Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, right eye H33.312 Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye H33.313 Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, bilateral H33.319 Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, unspecified eye H33.321 Round hole, right eye H33.322 Round hole, left eye H33.323 Round hole, bilateral H33.329 Round hole, unspecified eye H33.331 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, right eye H33.332 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, left eye H33.333 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, bilateral H33.339 Multiple defects of retina without detachment, unspecified eye H33.40 Traction detachment of retina, unspecified eye H33.41 Traction detachment of retina, right eye H33.42 Traction detachment of retina, left eye H33.43 Traction detachment of retina, bilateral H33.8 Other retinal detachments
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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