H33.05

H33.05: Total retinal detachment

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H33.05 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for total retinal detachment. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H33.05

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H33.05

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H33.051Total retinal detachment, right eye
H33.052Total retinal detachment, left eye
H33.053Total retinal detachment, bilateral
H33.059Total retinal detachment, unspecified eye

Other codes under H33.0

H33.00Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break
H33.01Retinal detachment with single break
H33.02Retinal detachment with multiple breaks
H33.03Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear
H33.04Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis