E10.44 — Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic amyotrophy
E10.44 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic amyotrophy. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
E10.44 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:
- HCC 37 Diabetes with Chronic Complications0.166 RAF
- 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
E10.44 is named in 47 Medicare coverage policies — 46 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.
- 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
How E10.44 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E10.44.
- Diabetes, diabetic›type 1›with›amyotrophy
- Diabetes, diabetic›type 1›with›myasthenia
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E10.4. If E10.44 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- E10.40Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
- E10.41Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic mononeuropathy
- E10.42Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy
- E10.43Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic autonomic (poly)neuropathy
- E10.49Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic neurological complication
Questions about E10.44
- Is E10.44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E10.44 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E10.44 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13).