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E09.40

E09.40: Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with neurological complications with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E09.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with neurological complications with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E09.40

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E09: Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus

  • 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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E09.40

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
  • E10Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • E11Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • E13Other specified diabetes mellitus

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E09.40 is named in 31 Medicare coverage policies: 28 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 3 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56731Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks and Electrostimulation for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
  • A57589Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
  • A57663Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
  • A52464Glucose Monitor - Policy Article

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Diabetes, diabetic›due to drug or chemical›with›neuropathy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E09.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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