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E09.329 ICD-10-CM Code: Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild 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

Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E09.329). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for E09.329 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.

  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • 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 E09.329 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 E09.329 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

  • E08 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition [Excludes1](via E09.-): “drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)” · check together
  • E10 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E09.-): “drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)” · check together
  • E11 — Type 2 diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E09.-): “drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)” · check together
  • E13 — Other specified diabetes mellitus [Excludes1](via E09.-): “drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)” · check together
  • H36 — Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere [Excludes1](via E09.3.-): “diabetic retinopathy (E08.3-, E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)” · 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 drug or chemical, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative[Index term]
  • Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar), due to drug or chemical, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative, mild[Index term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • E09 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus [Sibling]
  • E09.0 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolarity [Sibling]
  • E09.00 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolarity without nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar coma (NKHHC) [Sibling]
  • E09.01 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolarity with coma [Sibling]
  • E09.1 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis [Sibling]
  • E09.10 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis without coma [Sibling]
  • E09.11 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis with coma [Sibling]
  • E09.2 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with kidney complications [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 E09.329 or its code family.

5 Excludes1 notes across 2 chapters: E08 (via E09.-), E10 (via E09.-), E11 (via E09.-), E13 (via E09.-), H36 (via E09.3.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can E09.329 be billed directly?

No. E09.329 (Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild 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 E09.329 require a 7th character?

Yes. One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E09.32 to designate laterality of the disease:.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to E09.329 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • E09.321 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
  • E09.3211 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
  • E09.3212 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
  • E09.3213 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
  • E09.3219 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
  • E09.3291 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
  • E09.3292 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
  • E09.3293 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
  • E09.3299 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
  • E09.33 — Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

View all codes in the E09 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

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 drug or chemical, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative
  • Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar), due to drug or chemical, with, retinopathy, nonproliferative, mild