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E11 vs E13

E11 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus) compared with E13 (Other specified 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. E11 carries an Excludes1 note covering E13: “postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)”

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 E13: “postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)”

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 E13: “secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (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

E11Type 2 diabetes mellitusE13Other specified diabetes mellitus
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: E13.00, E13.01, E13.10, E13.11, E13.21

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionType 2 diabetes mellitus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E11).Other specified diabetes mellitus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E13).
Includes
diabetes (mellitus) due to insulin secretory defect
diabetes NOS
insulin resistant diabetes (mellitus)
diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects of beta-cell function
diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects in insulin action
postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus
postprocedural 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)

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