ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00-E89
E08 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
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