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Compare/E16.2 vs E74

E16.2 vs E74

E16.2 (Hypoglycemia, unspecified) compared with E74 (Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism), 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. E74 carries an Excludes1 note covering E16.2: “hypoglycemia NOS (E16.2)”

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

E16.2Hypoglycemia, unspecifiedE74Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: E74.00, E74.01, E74.02, E74.03, E74.04

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionHypoglycemia, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E16.2).Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E74).
Use additional code
code for hypoglycemia level, if applicable (E16.A-)

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