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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

E10Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Not billable — use a more specific code

E10 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.

Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS, effective October 1, 2026. Updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About E10

E10 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for type 1 diabetes mellitus. It belongs to block E08-E13 (diabetes mellitus) and chapter 4 (endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: E10.1 (with ketoacidosis), E10.2 (with kidney complications), E10.3 (with ophthalmic complications), E10.4 (with neurological complications), E10.5 (with circulatory complications), E10.6 (with other specified complications), E10.8 (with unspecified complications), E10.9 (without complications) and 1 more.

Don't report E10 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-), drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-), gestational diabetes (O24.4-), hyperglycemia NOS (R73.9) and 5 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under E10

Coding notes

IncludesFurther defines the content of the category
  • brittle diabetes (mellitus)
  • diabetes (mellitus) due to autoimmune process
  • diabetes (mellitus) due to immune mediated pancreatic islet beta-cell destruction
  • idiopathic diabetes (mellitus)
  • juvenile onset diabetes (mellitus)
  • ketosis-prone diabetes (mellitus)
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (E08.-)
  • drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus (E09.-)
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
  • hyperglycemia NOS (R73.9)
  • neonatal diabetes mellitus (P70.2)
  • postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • postprocedural diabetes mellitus (E13.-)
  • secondary diabetes mellitus NEC (E13.-)
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to E10.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Codes whose notes reference E10

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about E10

Is E10 billable?

No. E10 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.