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E08.37X1 vs E08.37X2

E08.37X1 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye) compared with E08.37X2 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye), from the official CMS tabular data. E08.37X1 and E08.37X2 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

E08.37X1
Right
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
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E08.37X2
Left
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. E08.37X1 and E08.37X2 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

E08.37X1Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eyeE08.37X2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
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 diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E08.371).Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E08.372).
7th characterOne of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to code E08.37 to designate laterality of the disease:One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to code E08.37 to designate laterality of the disease:
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)
the underlying condition, such as:
congenital rubella (P35.0)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources