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E11.622

E11.622: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E11.622 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for type 2 diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E11.622

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Written on E11: Type 2 diabetes mellitus

  • diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)
  • 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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E11.622

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

  • E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
  • E09Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus
  • E10Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Risk adjustment

E11.622 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

E11.622 is named in 34 Medicare coverage policies: 34 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›with›skin ulcer NEC
  • Diabetes, diabetic›type 2›with›skin ulcer NEC

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E11.62

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.