Question

for the diagnostic statement, assign an icd-10-cm code. detachment of retina, left eye

Explanation:

To assign the ICD - 10 - CM code for "detachment of retina, left eye", we refer to the ICD - 10 - CM coding guidelines. The code for retinal detachment of the left eye is H33.02. This is based on the coding structure where H33.0 is for retinal detachment, and the 2 at the end indicates the left eye (with specific coding conventions for eye - related conditions and side - specific coding).

Answer:

H33.02