E11ICD-10-CM

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Not billable

Chapter

E00-E89

Endocrine and metabolic

Billable

No

A category header or retired code — it rejects at the clearinghouse

What the documentation has to carry

A category header, not a billable code. It requires a fourth character and usually a fifth or sixth. Submitting it as-is rejects at the clearinghouse before adjudication.

Find the specificity
before the payer does

TruRev validates diagnosis specificity, sequencing, and medical necessity at charge entry, then routes what fails to a certified coder instead of the clearinghouse.

This page is a free reference for billing and coding teams and is not coding, legal, or clinical advice. Code selection depends on the documentation in the record and on the policy of the payer being billed. Verify every code, instructional note, and sequencing rule against the current ICD-10-CM files and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for the applicable date of service. ICD-10-CM is maintained by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and published by CMS. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. TruCare is not affiliated with CMS, NCHS, the AHA, or the AMA.

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