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ICD-10-CM Code for Retinal breaks without detachment H33.3

ICD-10 code H33.3 for Retinal breaks without detachment is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Retinal breaks without detachment
Excludes1: chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment (H59.81-)
peripheral retinal degeneration without break (H35.4-)

H33

Excludes1: detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (H35.72-, H35.73-)

 
H33.3 Retinal breaks without detachment
Child Code
Unspecified retinal break
Child Code
Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment
Child Code
Round hole of retina without detachment
Child Code
Multiple defects of retina without detachment

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