E08.39
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic ophthalmic complication
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
E08code
Excludes1
- drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)E09.-
- gestational diabetes (O24.4-)O24.4-
- neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)P70.2
- postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)E13.-
- postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)E13.-
- secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-)E13.-
- type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-)E10.-
- type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)E11.-
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Excludes1
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)P70-P74
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Instructional notes 15
E08code
Code first
E08.39code
Use additional code
- code to identify manifestation, such as:
- diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)H40-H42
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Notes
- 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.E05.8E07.0E16-E31E34.-
Index entries leading here 4
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular) I72.9
- retina — see also Disorder, retina, microaneurysms
- diabetic — see E08-E13 with .3-
- retina — see also Disorder, retina, microaneurysms
- Diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) (sugar) E11.9
- Iritis — see also Iridocyclitis
- diabetic — see E08-E13 with .39
- Ophthalmoplegia — see also Strabismus, paralytic
- diabetic — see E08-E13 with .39
Alongside this code 7 same parent — E08.3
E08.31 Diabetes due to underlying condition w unsp diabetic rtnop category E08.32 Diabetes due to undrl cond w mild nonprlf diabetic rtnop category E08.33 Diabetes due to undrl cond w moderate nonprlf diabetic rtnop category E08.34 Diabetes due to undrl cond w severe nonprlf diabetic rtnop category E08.35 Diabetes due to underlying condition w prolif diabetic rtnop category E08.36 Diabetes due to underlying condition w diabetic cataract E08.37 Diabetes with diabetic macular edema, resolved fol treatment category
Medications 3
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