Retinal breaks without detachment

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H33.30 Unspecified retinal break (also a header)
H33.31 Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment (also a header)
H33.32 Round hole of retina without detachment (also a header)
H33.33 Multiple defects of retina without detachment (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Retinal breaks without detachment

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

Excludes1 - never coded here

detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H33.0	Retinal detachment with retinal break	Not billable
H33.1	Retinoschisis and retinal cysts	Not billable
H33.2	Serous retinal detachment	Not billable
H33.4	Traction detachment of retina	Not billable
H33.8	Other retinal detachments	Valid