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E08.339 vs O24.4

E08.339 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema) compared with O24.4 (Gestational 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. E08.339 carries an Excludes1 note covering O24.4: “gestational diabetes (O24.4-)”

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

E08.339Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edemaO24.4Gestational diabetes mellitus
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: E08.3391, E08.3392, E08.3393, E08.3399

Non-billable header

Report instead: O24.410, O24.414, O24.415, O24.419, O24.420

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
DefinitionDiabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E08.339).Gestational diabetes mellitus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O24.4).
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 arising in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes mellitus NOS
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