Is H33.042 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H33.042 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H33.042 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36).

What cannot be coded together with H33.042?

H33.042 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H33.042 (H33.0, H33) and apply to it just the same.

H33.042

H33.042 — Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H33.042 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H33.042

These are not written on H33.042, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H33.042 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H33.0 — Retinal detachment with retinal break

serous retinal detachment (without retinal break) (H33.2-)

Written on H33 — Retinal detachments and breaks

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

Risk adjustment

H33.042 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H33.042 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies — 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A53008Billing and Coding: Intraocular Bevacizumab
A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)

Code history

H33.042 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H33.04. If H33.042 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H33.042

Is H33.042 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H33.042 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H33.042 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36).
What cannot be coded together with H33.042?: H33.042 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H33.042 (H33.0, H33) and apply to it just the same.