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Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun 29;150(3):338–345. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.04.009

Table 1.

Severity of retinal detachment among Medicare beneficiaries

ICD-9-CM code	Definition
*1 (least severe)*
361.0	Retinal detachment with retinal defect
361.00	Retinal detachment with retinal defect, unspecified
361.01	Recent detachment, partial, with single defect

*2 (moderate severity)*
361.02	Recent detachment, partial, with multiple defects
361.03	Recent detachment, partial, with giant tear
361.04	Recent detachment, partial, with retinal dialysis
	Dialysis (juvenile) of retina (with detachment)

*3 (most severe)*
361.05	Recent detachment, total or subtotal
361.06	Old detachment, partial
	Delimited old retinal detachment
361.07	Old detachment, total or subtotal