E13.34
Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
E13.34 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other specified diabetes mellitus with severe 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 E13.341 Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema and E13.349 Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 8 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 E13.34 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.
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 autoimmune process (E10.-)
- diabetes (mellitus) due to immune mediated pancreatic islet beta-cell destruction (E10.-)
- diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)
- drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)
- gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
- neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)
- type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects of beta-cell function
- diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects in insulin action
- postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus
- postprocedural diabetes mellitus
- secondary diabetes mellitus NEC
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.