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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

E13.6Other specified diabetes mellitus with other specified complications

Not billable — use a more specific code

E13.6 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Oth diabetes mellitus with other specified complications

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About E13.6

E13.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified diabetes mellitus with other specified complications. It belongs to category E13 (other specified diabetes mellitus), 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within E13, choose E13.6 (with other specified complications) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: with hyperosmolarity (E13.0), with ketoacidosis (E13.1), with kidney complications (E13.2), with ophthalmic complications (E13.3), with neurological complications (E13.4), with circulatory complications (E13.5), with unspecified complications (E13.8) and without complications (E13.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: E13.61 (arthropathy), E13.62 (complications), E13.63 (complications), E13.64 (hypoglycemia), E13.65 (hyperglycemia) and E13.69 (complication).

Use an additional code to identify control using: injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85), insulin (Z79.4), oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84) and oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84).

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 E13.6

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to E13.6.

› From E13 Other specified diabetes mellitus
Includes
  • 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
Excludes1
  • 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.-)
Use additional code
  • code to identify control using:
  • injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
  • insulin (Z79.4)
  • oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84)
  • oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84)

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

Code history

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  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 E13.6

Is E13.6 billable?

No. E13.6 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.