E08.622: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer
E08.622 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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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 E08.622
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
E08.622 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:
- HCC 37 Diabetes with Chronic Complications0.166 RAF
- HCC 383 Chronic Ulcer of Skin, Except Pressure, Not Specified as Through to Bone or Muscle0.646 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
E08.622 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52464Glucose Monitor - Policy Article
- A52501Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes - Policy Article
- A52507External Infusion Pumps - Policy Article
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Diabetes, diabetic›due to underlying condition›with›skin ulcer NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.