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E11.37X2 vs E11.37X9

E11.37X2 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye) compared with E11.37X9 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. E11.37X2 and E11.37X9 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

E11.37X2
Left
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
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E11.37X9
Unspecified
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified 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. E11.37X2 and E11.37X9 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

E11.37X2Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eyeE11.37X9Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionType 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E11.372).Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E11.379).
7th characterOne of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to code E11.37 to designate laterality of the disease:One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to code E11.37 to designate laterality of the disease:
Includes
diabetes (mellitus) due to insulin secretory defect
diabetes NOS
insulin resistant diabetes (mellitus)
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)
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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