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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

E08.3212 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye

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About E08.3212

Code
E08.3212
Billable
Yes
Short description
Diabetes with mild nonp rtnop with macular edema, left eye
Category
E08 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
Block
E08-E13 Diabetes mellitus
Chapter
4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for E08.3212

No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.

7th character 2

left eye

Also applies, from E08.32 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

7th character

  • One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E08.32 to designate laterality of the disease:

Also applies, from E08 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
  • neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)
  • postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-)
  • type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-)
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)

Code first Report the underlying condition's code before this one.

  • 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 Add a second code for the detail named here.

  • 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)
Chapter 4 notes (apply to every code in it)

Note

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Related codes in E08.321

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