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E08.3311 vs E11

E08.3311 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye) compared with E11 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus), 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. E08.3311 carries an Excludes1 note covering E11: “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 carries an Excludes1 note covering E08.3311: “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

E08.3311Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eyeE11Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: E11.00, E11.01, E11.10, E11.11, E11.21

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionDiabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E08.3311).Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E11).
7th characterOne of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E08.33 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