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E08

Non-Billable (Header)

Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
  • neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)
  • postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-)
  • type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-)
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify control using:
  • injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
  • insulin (Z79.4)
  • oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84)
  • oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84)

Code First

  • the underlying condition, such as:
  • congenital rubella (P35.0)
  • Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)
  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
  • malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
  • malnutrition (E40-E46)
  • pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas (K85-K86.-)

Child Codes

E08.0Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperosmolarity
E08.1Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ketoacidosis
E08.2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with kidney complications
E08.3Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ophthalmic complications
E08.4Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with neurological complications
E08.5Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with circulatory complications
E08.6Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complications
E08.8Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified complications
HCC 38
E08.9Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition without complications
HCC 38

Code Hierarchy

└E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
└E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

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