E08.37 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment
Is E08.37 billable?
No — E08.37 is a non-billable header code. E08.37 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath E08.37.
Billable codes under this header
- E08.37X1Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
- E08.37X2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
- E08.37X3Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
- E08.37X9Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified eye
E08.37 at a glance
| Code | E08.37 |
|---|---|
| Description | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is E08.37 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to E08.37. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Diabetes, diabetic › due to underlying condition › with › retinopathy › resolved following treatment (mellitus) (sugar)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4
The conditions below can never be reported together with E08.37 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E08
The conditions below can never be reported together with E08.37 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- 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.-)
- type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)
Code first — inherited from E08
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before E08.37. E08.37 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Use additional code — inherited from E08
Report an additional code alongside E08.37 to fully describe the condition. E08.37 is sequenced first.
What codes fall under E08.37? (4)
- E08.37X1Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
- E08.37X2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
- E08.37X3Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
- E08.37X9Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, unspecified eye
How long has E08.37 existed?
E08.37 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the E08.3 family? (7)
- E08.31Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathynot billable
- E08.32Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathynot billable
- E08.33Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathynot billable
- E08.34Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathynot billable
- E08.35Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathynot billable
- E08.36Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic cataract
- E08.39Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic ophthalmic complication