E13.49

Billable

Other specified diabetes mellitus with other diabetic neurological complication

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 37 — Diabetes with Chronic Complications

0.245

V24HCC 18 — Diabetes with Chronic Complications

0.302

ESRDHCC 18 — Diabetes with Chronic Complications

0.000

RxHCCHCC 30 — Diabetes with Complications

0.000

What This Code Means

A type of diabetes (not type 1 or type 2) causing nerve-related complications not covered by other specific codes.

Coding Tips

•Use this code only when the neurological complication doesn't fit other E13.4x categories
•Document the specific neurological manifestation in the medical record

Clinical Significance

E13.49 captures other neurological complications of other specified diabetes mellitus not classified elsewhere, including diabetic cranial nerve palsies not meeting mononeuropathy criteria, diabetic radiculopathy, or other central or peripheral nervous system manifestations attributable to secondary diabetes.

Documentation Requirements

✓The provider must document the secondary diabetes type, the specific neurological complication, and its causal relationship to diabetes.
✓The condition must not fit into the more specific neuropathy subcategories (E13.40-E13.44).
✓Clinical or electrodiagnostic evidence should support the diagnosis.

Commonly Confused Codes

E13.40-E13.44 (specific neuropathy types) when the neurological complication matches a defined subcategory E11.49 (type 2 diabetes with other neurological complication) when diabetes is type 2 G99.0 (autonomic neuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere) as a secondary code.

Code Hierarchy

└E13Other specified diabetes mellitus └E13.4Other specified diabetes mellitus with neurological complications └E13.49Other specified diabetes mellitus with other diabetic neurological complication

└E13.49Other specified diabetes mellitus with other diabetic neurological complication