E15 vs R40.243
E15 (Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma) compared with R40.243 (Glasgow coma scale score 3-8), 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. R40.243 carries an Excludes1 note covering E15: “somnolence, stupor and coma in hypoglycemia (nondiabetic) (E15)”
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
| E15Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma | R40.243Glasgow coma scale score 3-8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: R40.2430, R40.2431, R40.2432, R40.2433, R40.2434 |
| Classification | E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E15). | Glasgow coma scale score 3-8 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R40.243). |
| 7th character | — | The following appropriate 7th character is to be added to subcategory R40.24-: |
| Includes | drug-induced insulin coma in nondiabetic hyperinsulinism with hypoglycemic coma hypoglycemic coma NOS | — |
| Code first | — | any associated: fracture of skull (S02.-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources