E09.32
Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
E09.32 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are E09.321 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema and E09.329 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, a Use additional code instruction and 9 Excludes1 entries.
7th characters
Every code below needs one of these.
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory E09.32 to designate laterality of the disease:
- 1right eye
- 2left eye
- 3bilateral
- 9unspecified eye
Guidelines tips
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
Diabetes codes combine the type, the body system and the complication, and as many codes as needed are assigned to describe all complications.
Secondary diabetes is always caused by another condition or event. Sequencing with the cause follows the Tabular List instructions.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)
- 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.-)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy NOS
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.