E08
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
E08code
Excludes1
- drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)E09.-E09.-E09.-
- gestational diabetes (O24.4-)O24.4-O24.4-O24.4-
- neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)P70.2P70.2P70.2
- postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)E13.-E13.-E13.-
- postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)E13.-E13.-E13.-
- secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-)E13.-E13.-E13.-
- type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-)E10.-E10.-E10.-
- type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)E11.-E11.-E11.-
E00-E89chapter
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 13
E08code
Code first
- the underlying condition, such as:
- congenital rubella (P35.0)P35.0P35.0P35.0
- Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)E24.-E24.-E24.-
- cystic fibrosis (E84.-)E84.-E84.-E84.-
- malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)C00-C96C00-C96C00-C96
- malnutrition (E40-E46)E40-E46E40-E46E40-E46
- pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas (K85-K86.-)K85-K86K85-K86K85-K86
E00-E89chapter
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.-
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Subordinate codes 9
E08.0 Diabetes due to underlying condition w hyperosmolarity E08.1 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition w ketoacidosis E08.2 Diabetes due to underlying condition w kidney complications E08.3 Diabetes due to underlying condition w ophthalmic comp E08.4 Diabetes due to underlying condition w neurological comp E08.5 Diabetes due to underlying condition w circulatory comp E08.6 Diabetes due to underlying condition w oth complications E08.8 Diabetes due to underlying condition w unsp complications E08.9 Diabetes due to underlying condition w/o complications
Medications 3
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