E08.3491 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E08.3491 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "1" — right eye
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E08.34 to designate laterality of the disease:
- 1
- right eye
- 2
- left eye
- 3
- bilateral
- 9
- unspecified eye
Risk adjustment
E08.3491 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.
Medicare coverage
E08.3491 is named in 51 Medicare coverage policies — 50 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57069Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Angiography (Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green)not covered
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab and biosimilars, Aflibercept, Aflibercept HD, Brolucizumab-dbll, Faricimab-svoa, PAVBLU™aflibercept-ayyh, AHZANTIVE®aflibercept-abzv. ENZEEVU™aflibercept-mrbb, OPUVIZ™aflibercept-yszy and YESAFILI™ aflibercept-jbvf
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab and biosimilars, Aflibercept, Aflibercept HD, Brolucizumab-dbll, Faricimab-svoa, PAVBLU™aflibercept-ayyh, AHZANTIVE®aflibercept-abzv. ENZEEVU™aflibercept-mrbb, OPUVIZ™aflibercept-yszy and YESAFILI™ aflibercept-jbvf
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab and biosimilars, Aflibercept, Aflibercept HD, Brolucizumab-dbll, Faricimab-svoa, PAVBLU™aflibercept-ayyh, AHZANTIVE®aflibercept-abzv. ENZEEVU™aflibercept-mrbb, OPUVIZ™aflibercept-yszy and YESAFILI™ aflibercept-jbvf
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E08.349. If E08.3491 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- E08.3492Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
- E08.3493Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
- E08.3499Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
Questions about E08.3491
- Is E08.3491 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E08.3491 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E08.3491 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13).