ICD-10 diagnosis code

H33.3 Retinal breaks without detachment

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H33.3 is the ICD-10 code for Retinal breaks without detachment. It is a four-character subcategory of H33 (Retinal detachments and breaks), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H30–H36 (Disorders of choroid and retina) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H33.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Horseshoe tear
    • of retina, without detachment
  • Round hole
    • of retina, without detachment
  • Operculum
  • Retinal break NOS

What H33.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment H59.8
  • peripheral retinal degeneration without break H35.4

H33.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H33.3Retinala hål utan avlossning

  • H33.3ARunda eller ovala retinalhål, enstaka eller multipla
  • H33.3BHästskoformade retinalhål, enstaka eller multipla
  • H33.3COradialys
  • H33.3DEkvatoriell bristning
  • H33.3WAnnat retinalhål eller flera hål av olika typ
  • H33.3XOspecificerat retinalhål
NorwayICD-10-NO

H33.3Netthinnerift uten løsning

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH333Ruptur af retina uden løsning

  • DH333AForamen retinae sine amotione
  • DH333BOperculum retinae sine amotione
FinlandICD-10-FI

H33.3Verkkokalvon repeämä ilman irtaumaa

GermanyICD-10-GM

H33.3Netzhautriss ohne Netzhautablösung

FranceICD-10-FR

H33.3Déchirures rétiniennes sans décollement

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H33.3netvliesscheur zonder netvliesloslating

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H33.301Unspecified retinal break, right eye
  • H33.302Unspecified retinal break, left eye
  • H33.303Unspecified retinal break, bilateral
  • H33.309Unspecified retinal break, unspecified eye
  • H33.311Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, right eye
  • H33.312Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eye
  • H33.313Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, bilateral
  • H33.319Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, unspecified eye
  • and 8 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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