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E08 vs E74

E08 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition) compared with E74 (Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism), 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. E74 carries an Excludes1 note covering E08: “diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)”

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 conditionE74Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: E74.00, E74.01, E74.02, E74.03, E74.04

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).Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E74).
Use additional code
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