Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment (H59.81-)
peripheral retinal degeneration without break (H35.4-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2026
Effective from
Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Operculum of retina without detachment
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment (H59.81-)
peripheral retinal degeneration without break (H35.4-)
H33.311Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, right eyeBillable / specificH33.312Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, left eyeBillable / specificH33.313Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, bilateralBillable / specificH33.319Horseshoe tear of retina without detachment, unspecified eyeBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H33.30 | Unspecified retinal break | Category · further specificity required |
| H33.32 | Round hole of retina without detachment | Category · further specificity required |
| H33.33 | Multiple defects of retina without detachment | Category · further specificity required |
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