ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89

E08.3551

Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Quick facts

Code: E08.3551
Type: Billable code
ICD-10-CM chapter: Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Category: E08 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
Specificity: 7 characters

How coders use this code

ICD-10-CM E08.3551 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.

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