E09.3 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications

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Codes under this one

E09.31 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathyHeader
E09.32 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathyHeader
E09.33 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathyHeader
E09.34 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathyHeader
E09.35 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathyHeader
E09.36 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
E09.37 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatmentHeader
E09.39 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication

Instructional notes

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Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

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

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.

E09

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)
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 firstSequence the underlying condition first.

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

Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
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: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · E08-E13 Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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