Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 250.00
Diabetes mellitus without mention of complication, type II or unspecified type, not stated as uncontrolled
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Questionable As Admission Dx

  • ICD-9-CM 250.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 250.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 250.00 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E11.9 Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal metabolic state in diabetes mellitus
  • Acrorenal field defect, ectodermal dysplasia, and lipoatrophic diabetes
  • Brittle diabetes mellitus
  • Brittle type II diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetes in childbirth
  • Diabetes in pregnancy
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetes mellitus autosomal dominant type II
  • Diabetes mellitus in childbirth
  • Diabetes mellitus in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
  • Diabetes mellitus in the puerperium - baby delivered during current episode of care
  • Diabetes mellitus induced by non-steroid drugs
  • Diabetes mellitus induced by non-steroid drugs without complication
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2 in nonobese
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2 in obese
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2 without retinopathy
  • Diabetes mellitus without complication
  • Diabetes type 2
  • Diabetes type 2 controlled with diet
  • Diabetes type 2 on insulin
  • Diabetes type 2 with hyperglycemia
  • Diabetes type 2, controlled
  • Diabetes type 2, uncomplicated
  • Diabetes type 2, without retinopathy
  • Diabetic foot exam
  • Diabetic foot exam done
  • Diabetic on diet only
  • Diabetic on oral treatment
  • Dm 2
  • DM 2 controlled by diet
  • DM 2 on insulin
  • DM 2 w hyperglycemia
  • DM 2 wo complications
  • DM 2 wo diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2, controlled
  • DM 2, diet controlled
  • DM 2, WO retinopathy
  • DM in childbirth
  • DM in pregnancy
  • Foot abnormality - diabetes-related
  • Gestational diabetes mellitus
  • Glucose tolerance test indicates diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperglycemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Insulin-treated non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Latent autoimmune diabetes mellitus in adult
  • Lipodystrophy, partial, with Rieger anomaly, short stature, and insulinopenic diabetes mellitus
  • Maternal diabetes postpartum (after childbirth) complication
  • Maturity onset diabetes mellitus in young
  • Maturity onset diabetes of youth
  • Megaloblastic anemia, thiamine-responsive, with diabetes mellitus and sensorineural deafness
  • Muscular atrophy, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes mellitus
  • Newly diagnosed diabetes
  • Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in nonobese
  • Photomyoclonus, diabetes mellitus, deafness, nephropathy and cerebral dysfunction
  • Pineal hyperplasia AND diabetes mellitus syndrome
  • Postpartum (after pregnancy) diabetes
  • Postpartum DM
  • Preexisting diabetes mellitus during postpartum
  • Preexisting diabetes mellitus in childbirth
  • Preexisting diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
  • Pre-existing diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
  • Preexisting diabetes postpartum (after childbirth)
  • Preexisting DM in childbirth
  • Preexisting DM in pregnancy
  • Preexisting DM, postpartum
  • Pregestational diabetes with complication in pregnancy
  • Pregnancy and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus controlled by diet
  • Type II diabetes mellitus well controlled
  • Type II diabetes mellitus with arthropathy
  • Type II diabetes mellitus without complication
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 250.00 is not usually sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
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