E10.2 is the authoritative medical code for Type 1 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for type 1 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications (ICD-10-CM E10.2), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Type 1 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code E10.2. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: brittle diabetes mellitus; diabetes mellitus due to autoimmune process; diabetes mellitus due to immune mediated pancreatic islet beta-cell destruction; idiopathic diabetes mellitus; juvenile onset diabetes mellitus; ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus. Excludes1 (not coded here): diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition E08.-; drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus E09.-; gestational diabetes O24.4-; hyperglycemia NOS R73.9; neonatal diabetes mellitus P70.2; postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus E13.-; postprocedural diabetes mellitus E13.-; secondary diabetes mellitus NEC E13.-; type 2 diabetes mellitus E11.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for E10.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- brittle diabetes mellitus
- diabetes mellitus due to autoimmune process
- diabetes mellitus due to immune mediated pancreatic islet beta-cell destruction
- idiopathic diabetes mellitus
- juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition E08.-
- drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus E09.-
- gestational diabetes O24.4-
- hyperglycemia NOS R73.9
- neonatal diabetes mellitus P70.2
- postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus E13.-
- postprocedural diabetes mellitus E13.-
- secondary diabetes mellitus NEC E13.-
- type 2 diabetes mellitus E11.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can E10.2 be billed directly?
No. E10.2 (Type 1 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
What can't be coded together with E10.2?
Per Excludes1 instructions, E10.2 must not be reported with: diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-); drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-); gestational diabetes (O24.4-); hyperglycemia NOS (R73.9).
Codes in This Family (2)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as E10.2, with their registry titles.
- E10.21 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy
- E10.22 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
ICD Code E08.2
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with kidney complications
ICD Code E09.2
Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with kidney complications
ICD Code E13.2
Other specified diabetes mellitus with kidney complications