E13.3553 — Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E13.3553 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "3" — bilateral
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E13.35 to designate laterality of the disease:
- 1
- right eye
- 2
- left eye
- 3
- bilateral
- 9
- unspecified eye
Risk adjustment
E13.3553 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:
- HCC 37 Diabetes with Chronic Complications0.166 RAF
- HCC 298 Severe Diabetic Eye Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitreous Hemorrhage0.336 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
E13.3553 is named in 56 Medicare coverage policies — 55 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.
- A57069Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Angiography (Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green)not covered
- A52370Billing and Coding: Bevacizumab and biosimilars
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab and biosimilars, Aflibercept, Aflibercept HD, Brolucizumab-dbll, Faricimab-svoa, PAVBLU™aflibercept-ayyh, AHZANTIVE®aflibercept-abzv. ENZEEVU™aflibercept-mrbb, OPUVIZ™aflibercept-yszy and YESAFILI™ aflibercept-jbvf
- A52451Billing and Coding: Ranibizumab and biosimilars, Aflibercept, Aflibercept HD, Brolucizumab-dbll, Faricimab-svoa, PAVBLU™aflibercept-ayyh, AHZANTIVE®aflibercept-abzv. ENZEEVU™aflibercept-mrbb, OPUVIZ™aflibercept-yszy and YESAFILI™ aflibercept-jbvf
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E13.355. If E13.3553 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- E13.3551Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
- E13.3552Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
- E13.3559Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, unspecified eye
Questions about E13.3553
- Is E13.3553 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E13.3553 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E13.3553 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Diabetes mellitus (E08-E13).