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E08.339 ICD-10-CM Code: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E08.339). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for E08.339 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

  • the underlying condition, such as:
  • congenital rubella (P35.0)
  • Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)
  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
  • malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
  • malnutrition (E40-E46)
  • pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas (K85-K86.-)

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code to identify control using:
  • injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
  • insulin (Z79.4)
  • oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84)
  • oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84)

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on E08.339 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of E08.339 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • E00-E89 — Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89) (E00-E89) [Hierarchy]
  • E08-E13 — Diabetes mellitus [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (23)

  • E09 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)” · check together
  • E10 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)” · check together
  • E11 — Type 2 diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)” · check together
  • E13 — Other specified diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)” · check together
  • E74 — Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)” · check together
  • G54.5 — Neuralgic amyotrophy [Excludes1](via E08.-): “neuralgic amyotrophy in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .44)” · check together
  • G59 — Mononeuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetic mononeuropathy (E08-E13 with .41)” · check together
  • G63 — Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere [Excludes1](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .42)” · check together
  • and 15 more

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • I96 — Gangrene, not elsewhere classified [Excludes2](via E08.-): “gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)” · check together
  • R11.15 — Cyclical vomiting syndrome unrelated to migraine [Excludes2](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)” · check together

Referenced by Code First instructions

  • D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere [Code First](via E08.-): “diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)” · check together

Referenced by Code Also instructions

  • N76.82 — Fournier disease of vagina and vulva [Code Also](via E08.-): “, if applicable, diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .9)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • END003 — Diabetes mellitus with complication [CCSR]
  • END006 — Diabetes mellitus, due to underlying condition, drug or chemical induced, or other specified type [CCSR]
  • EYE005 — Retinal and vitreous conditions [CCSR]

Index entries

  • Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar), due to underlying condition, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative, moderate[Index term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • E08 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition [Sibling]
  • E08.31 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy [Sibling]
  • E08.311 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema [Sibling]
  • E08.319 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema [Sibling]
  • E08.32 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy [Sibling]
  • E08.321 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema [Sibling]
  • E08.3211 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye [Sibling]
  • E08.3212 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Became a non-billable header [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):END003 — Diabetes mellitus with complication (default); END006 — Diabetes mellitus, due to underlying condition, drug or chemical induced, or other specified type; EYE005 — Retinal and vitreous conditions.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name E08.339 or its code family.

23 Excludes1 notes across 8 chapters: E09 (via E08.-), E10 (via E08.-), E11 (via E08.-), E13 (via E08.-), E74 (via E08.-), G54.5 (via E08.-), G59 (via E08.-), G63 (via E08.-), G99.0 (via E08.-), H20.0 (via E08.-) and 13 more.

2 Excludes2 notes across 2 chapters: I96 (via E08.-), R11.15 (via E08.-).

1 Code First instructions: D84.81 (via E08.-).

1 Code Also instructions: N76.82 (via E08.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can E08.339 be billed directly?

No. E08.339 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does E08.339 require a 7th character?

Yes. One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E08.33 to designate laterality of the disease:.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to E08.339 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • E08.331 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
  • E08.3311 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
  • E08.3312 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
  • E08.3313 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
  • E08.3319 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
  • E08.3391 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
  • E08.3392 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
  • E08.3393 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
  • E08.3399 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
  • E08.34 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

View all codes in the E08 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar), due to underlying condition, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative, moderate