E08.6
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complications
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- E08.61Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic arthropathyMore levels
- E08.62Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with skin complicationsMore levels
- E08.63Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with oral complicationsMore levels
- E08.64Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hypoglycemiaMore levels
- E08.65Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperglycemiaBillable
- E08.69Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other specified complicationBillable
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Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
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.-)
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
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.
Official Guidelines for E08.6
FY 2026 ›Subsections
Sections that reference E08.6
- I.C.4.a.6)Secondary diabetes mellitus
Codes under categories E08, Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition, E09, Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus, and E13, Other specified …
- I.C.4.a.6)(b)Assigning and sequencing secondary diabetes codes and its causes
… diabetes codes in relationship to codes for the cause of the diabetes is based on the Tabular List instructions for categories E08, E09 and E13.
- I.C.4.aDiabetes mellitus
… Assign as many codes from categories E08 – E13 as needed to identify all of the associated conditions that the patient has.
- I.C.15.gDiabetes mellitus in pregnancyChapter 15
… O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, first, followed by the appropriate diabetes code(s) (E08-E13) from Chapter 4.
Sections whose FY 2026 text names E08.6, its E08 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.