E11.9: Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
E11.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E11.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, without complications in remission (E11.A)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E11.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
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 E11.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
E11.9 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 38 Diabetes with No, Glycemic, or Unspecified 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
E11.9 is named in 35 Medicare coverage policies: 35 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(mellitus) (sugar)
- Diabetes, diabetic›type 2
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The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under E11
- E11.0Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolarity
- E11.1Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis
- E11.2Type 2 diabetes mellitus with kidney complications
- E11.3Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
- E11.4Type 2 diabetes mellitus with neurological complications
- E11.5Type 2 diabetes mellitus with circulatory complications
- E11.6Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications
- E11.8Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
- E11.AType 2 diabetes mellitus without complications in remission