E08.21

Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic nephropathy

Billable / specificHCC V28 37

E08.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with intercapillary glomerulosclerosis
  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with intracapillary glomerulonephrosis
  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease

Includes (from E08)

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74) (from E08)
  • drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-) (from E08)
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-) (from E08)
  • neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2) (from E08)
  • postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-) (from E08)
  • postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-) (from E08)
  • secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-) (from E08)
  • type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10.-) (from E08)
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-) (from E08)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • the underlying condition, such as: (from E08)
  • congenital rubella (P35.0) (from E08)
  • Cushing's syndrome (E24.-) (from E08)
  • cystic fibrosis (E84.-) (from E08)
  • malignant neoplasm (C00-C96) (from E08)
  • malnutrition (E40-E46) (from E08)
  • pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas (K85-K86.-) (from E08)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify control using: (from E08)
  • injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85) (from E08)
  • insulin (Z79.4) (from E08)
  • oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84) (from E08)
  • oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84) (from E08)

Also known as

  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with intercapillary glomerulosclerosis
  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with intracapillary glomerulonephrosis
  • Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
  • Diabetes, diabetic, due to underlying condition, with glomerulonephrosis, intracapillary
  • Diabetes, diabetic, due to underlying condition, with glomerulosclerosis, intercapillary
  • Diabetes, diabetic, due to underlying condition, with Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
  • Diabetes, diabetic, due to underlying condition, with nephropathy

Parent code

  • E08.2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with kidney complicationsHeader

Related codes

  • E08.22Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic chronic kidney diseaseBillable
  • E08.29Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic kidney complicationBillable

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