E08.622 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer

Billable

Is E08.622 billable?

Yes — E08.622 is billable for FY2027. E08.622 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. E08.622 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

E08.622 at a glance

Code	E08.622
Description	Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What Medicare edits apply to E08.622?

The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name E08.622 directly.

Manifestation code — never sequenced first — MCE edit 6

This code describes a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be sequenced before it, so it can never be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Which MS-DRGs does E08.622 group to?

E08.622 sits in MDC Pre and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

008Simultaneous Pancreas, Islet Cell and Kidney Transplantsurgical

How is E08.622 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to E08.622. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Diabetes, diabetic › due to underlying condition › with › skin ulcer NEC (mellitus) (sugar)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside E08.622 to fully describe the condition. E08.622 is sequenced first.

code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4

The conditions below can never be reported together with E08.622 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 E08.622 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 E08.622. E08.622 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

the underlying condition, such as:
congenital rubella (P35.0)
Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)
cystic fibrosis (E84.-)
malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
malnutrition (E40-E46)
pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas (K85-K86.-)

Use additional code — inherited from E08