E08.319: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E08.319 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E08.319 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above E08.319
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Written on E08: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
- 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.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with E08.319
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
E08.319 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 37 Diabetes with Chronic Complications0.166 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
E08.319 is named in 35 Medicare coverage policies: 34 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57069Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Angiography (Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green)not covered
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab, Aflibercept and biosimilars
- A52464Glucose Monitor - Policy Article
- A52501Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes - Policy Article
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Diabetes, diabetic›due to underlying condition›with›retinopathy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.