E08 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Category / Non-billable header 63 subcodes

Block: Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded 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.-)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
E08..0 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperosmolarity No
E08..00 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperosmolarity without nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma (NKHHC) Yes
E08..01 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperosmolarity with coma Yes
E08..1 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ketoacidosis No
E08..10 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ketoacidosis without coma Yes
E08..11 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ketoacidosis with coma Yes
E08..2 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with kidney complications No
E08..21 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic nephropathy Yes
E08..22 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic chronic kidney disease Yes
E08..29 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic kidney complication Yes
E08..3 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ophthalmic complications No
E08..31 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy No
E08..311 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema Yes
E08..319 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema Yes
E08..32 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy No
E08..321 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema No
E08..329 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema No
E08..33 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy No
E08..331 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema No
E08..339 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema No
E08..34 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy No
E08..341 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema No
E08..349 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema No
E08..35 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy No
E08..351 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema No
E08..352 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula No
E08..353 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula No
E08..354 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment No
E08..355 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy No
E08..359 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema No
E08..36 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic cataract Yes
E08..37 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment No
E08..39 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic ophthalmic complication Yes
E08..4 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with neurological complications No
E08..40 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified Yes
E08..41 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic mononeuropathy Yes
E08..42 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic polyneuropathy Yes
E08..43 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic autonomic (poly)neuropathy Yes
E08..44 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic amyotrophy Yes
E08..49 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic neurological complication Yes
E08..5 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with circulatory complications No
E08..51 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic peripheral angiopathy without gangrene Yes
E08..52 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene Yes
E08..59 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other circulatory complications Yes
E08..6 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complications No
E08..61 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic arthropathy No
E08..610 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic neuropathic arthropathy Yes
E08..618 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic arthropathy Yes
E08..62 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with skin complications No
E08..620 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic dermatitis Yes
E08..621 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with foot ulcer Yes
E08..622 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer Yes
E08..628 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin complications Yes
E08..63 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with oral complications No
E08..630 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with periodontal disease Yes
E08..638 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other oral complications Yes
E08..64 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hypoglycemia No
E08..641 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hypoglycemia with coma Yes
E08..649 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hypoglycemia without coma Yes
E08..65 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperglycemia Yes
E08..69 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complication Yes
E08..8 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified complications Yes
E08..9 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition without complications Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026