2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H33.8Other retinal detachments
ICD-10-CM Codes›H00–H59›H30-H36›H33
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Not Chronic
H33.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other retinal detachments. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 124 through 125. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 74 closely related codes. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Retinal and vitreous conditions.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Chorioretinal rupture
- Choroidal rupture
- Old partial retinal detachment
- Old retinal detachment
- Old subtotal retinal detachment
- Pseudophakic retinal detachment
- Recent retinal detachment
- Recent subtotal retinal detachment
- Retinal detachment - subretinal fluid
- Retinal detachment due to high myopia
- Solid retinal detachment
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H33.8: its own notes plus those printed at H33 and Chapter 7. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name H33.8, its category, or a range that includes it.
Use Additional Code 1
These codes say to use an additional code from the note, and H33.8 is one of the codes named.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Retinal Detachment
The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving, and seeing fine detail. A retinal detachment lifts or pulls the retina from its normal position.
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Convert H33.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About H33.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other retinal detachments?
The ICD-10-CM code for other retinal detachments is H33.8 (sometimes written as H338). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is H33.8 (Retinal detachments and breaks) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other retinal detachments on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does H33.8 group to?
When other retinal detachments is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 125, 124, with relative weights from 0.7699 to 1.2470 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is H33.8 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists H33.8 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 74 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Can H33.8 be reported with a code from H35.72?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at H33, which applies to H33.8, lists "detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
