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Compare/E08 vs E11.3599

E08 vs E11.3599

E08 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition) compared with E11.3599 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. E08 carries an Excludes1 note covering E11.3599: “type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. E11.3599 carries an Excludes1 note covering E08: “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying conditionE11.3599Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: E08.00, E08.01, E08.10, E08.11, E08.21

Billable
ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionDiabetes mellitus due to underlying condition is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E08).Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E11.3599).
7th characterOne of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E11.35 to designate laterality of the disease:
Includes
diabetes (mellitus) due to insulin secretory defect
diabetes NOS
insulin resistant diabetes (mellitus)
Use additional code
code to identify control using:
injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
insulin (Z79.4)
code to identify control using:
injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
insulin (Z79.4)
Code first
the underlying condition, such as:
congenital rubella (P35.0)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources