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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H33.3

Retinal breaks without detachment

ICD-10-CM Code:
H33.3
ICD-10 Code for:
Retinal breaks without detachment
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of choroid and retina
      (H30-H36)
      • Retinal detachments and breaks
        (H33)

H33.3 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of retinal breaks without detachment. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Retinal breaks without detachment

Non-specific codes like H33.3 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for retinal breaks without detachment:

  • H33.30 for Unspecified retinal break - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.301 for Unspecified retinal break, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.302 for Unspecified retinal break, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.303 for Unspecified retinal break, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.309 for Unspecified retinal break, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • H33.31 for Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.311 for Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.312 for Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.313 for Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.319 for Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • H33.32 for Round hole of retina without detachment - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.321 for Round hole, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.322 for Round hole, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.323 for Round hole, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.329 for Round hole, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • H33.33 for Multiple defects of retina without detachment - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.331 for Multiple defects of retina without detachment, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.332 for Multiple defects of retina without detachment, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.333 for Multiple defects of retina without detachment, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H33.339 for Multiple defects of retina without detachment, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment H59.81
  • peripheral retinal degeneration without break H35.4

Patient Education


Retinal Disorders

The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail.

Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are:

  • Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye
  • Retinoblastoma - cancer of the retina. It is most common in young children.
  • Macular pucker - scar tissue on the macula
  • Macular hole - a small break in the macula that usually happens to people over 60
  • Floaters - cobwebs or specks in your field of vision

NIH: National Eye Institute


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.