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H33.20

H33.20: Serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H33.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for serous retinal detachment, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H33.20

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H33.2: Serous retinal detachment

  • central serous chorioretinopathy (H35.71-)

Written on H33: Retinal detachments and breaks

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H33.20 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
  • A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H33.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.