E09.44

E09.44: Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with neurological complications with diabetic amyotrophy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E09.44 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with neurological complications with diabetic amyotrophy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E09.44

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 E09.44

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

E09.44 is named in 33 Medicare coverage policies: 32 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57663Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
A52464Glucose Monitor - Policy Article
A52501Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes - Policy Article
A52507External Infusion Pumps - Policy Article

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Diabetes, diabetic›due to drug or chemical›with›amyotrophy
Diabetes, diabetic›due to drug or chemical›with›myasthenia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.