Is E08.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E08.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E08.6 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13).

E08.6

E08.6 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complications

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E08.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complications. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with E08.6

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E08.6. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E08.6 alone.

E16.1Other hypoglycemia
E16.2Hypoglycemia, unspecified

Risk adjustment

E08.6 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead E08.6

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E08. If E08.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E08.6

Is E08.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E08.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E08.6 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13).