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ICD-10 Code E08.354: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89).
šClinical overview
This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes diabetes or diabetes-related clinical context. The exact code selection depends on the diabetes type, whether complications are documented, and how specific the charting is.
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
š©ŗClinical context
When commonly used
- Outpatient and inpatient documentation where diabetes is an active diagnosis or part of chronic disease management.
- Risk adjustment, utilization review, and continuity-of-care summaries where diabetes status needs to be carried forward.
Common management context
- Diabetes care often involves primary care, endocrinology, eye screening, kidney-risk monitoring, and foot-care follow-up.
- Medication reconciliation and longitudinal follow-up matter because treatment intensity and complication status can change over time.
- Specialist context already linked on this page includes Endocrinologist, General Physician, Ophthalmologist.
šKey distinctions
Important notes
- ICD-10 diabetes coding usually becomes more specific when the record documents complications such as kidney disease, neuropathy, retinopathy, ulcers, or hypoglycemia.
- If the record identifies the diabetes type or a complication clearly, a more detailed family code may be more appropriate than a broad default code.
Related codes to consider
E08.351Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
Related diabetes-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when type or complication detail is available.
E08.352Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula
Related diabetes-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when type or complication detail is available.
E08.353Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula
Related diabetes-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when type or complication detail is available.
E08.355Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Related diabetes-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when type or complication detail is available.
Code hierarchy
chapter
4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
block
E08-E13Diabetes mellitus
category
E08Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
category
E08.3Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ophthalmic complications
category
E08.35Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
currentE08.35
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
Related specialists
EndocrinologistGeneral PhysicianOphthalmologist
Related codes
E08.351Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edemacodeE08.352Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the maculacodeE08.353Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the maculacodeE08.355Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathycodeE08.359Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edemacode
Sibling codes
E08.351Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edemabillableE08.352Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the maculabillableE08.353Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the maculabillableE08.355Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathybillableE08.359Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edemabillable
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
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