H33.0
Header — not billableRetinal detachment with retinal break
The ICD-10 code for retinal detachment with retinal break is H33.0.
H33.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- serous retinal detachment (without retinal break) (H33.2-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H33.0
- H33.00Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal breaknon-billable header
- H33.01Retinal detachment with single breaknon-billable header
- H33.02Retinal detachment with multiple breaksnon-billable header
- H33.03Retinal detachment with giant retinal tearnon-billable header
- H33.04Retinal detachment with retinal dialysisnon-billable header
- H33.05Total retinal detachmentnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- H33.1Retinoschisis and retinal cystsnon-billable header
- H33.2Serous retinal detachmentnon-billable header
- H33.3Retinal breaks without detachmentnon-billable header
- H33.4Traction detachment of retinanon-billable header
- H33.8Other retinal detachments
- H33.0Retinal detachment with retinal breaknon-billable header