Diabetic Foot Ulcer ICD-10-CM Codes
Discover the ICD-10 codes used for diabetic foot ulcers. Learn more about the codes’ clinical descriptions, billability, synonyms, etc.
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What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Diabetic Foot Ulcers?
Here’s a list of the ICD Codes for diabetic foot ulcers that practitioners can use for diagnosis documentation, billing, medical coding, and more:
- E08.621: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with foot ulcer
- E09.621: Drug or chemical-induced diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer
- E10.621: Type 1 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer
- E11.621: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer
- E13.621: Other specified diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer
Which Diabetic Foot Ulcer ICD codes are Billable:
- Yes, the code E08.621: Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with foot ulcer is billable.
- Yes, the code E09.621: Drug or chemical-induced diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer is billable.
- Yes, the code E10.621: Type 1 diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer is billable.
- Yes, the code E11.621: Type 2 diabetes melitus with foot ulcer is billable.
- Yes, the code E13.621: Other specified diabetes mellitus with foot ulcer is billable.
Clinical Information
- Diabetic foot ulcers are a type of foot ulcer wherein those with diabetes, due to poor circulation in one’s feet, develop lesions or open sores that take a while to heal, get infected easily, or often come back. Said ulcers are said to be the leading cause of amputation to prevent the spreading of an infection to the rest of the body.
- Aside from having poor circulation, nerve damage, and wounded feet, patients with diabetes have a higher risk of developing foot ulcers if they have poor hygiene/quality shies, consume alcohol/tobacco often, have heart disease, have kidney disease, and are obese.
- Symptoms of a neurotropic or diabetic foot ulcer are black tissue or gangrene (partial or complete) around the ulcer.
- Practitioners utilize the Wagner Ulcer Classification System, a scale from 0 to 5, to determine the seriousness or severity of one’s ulcer.
- Common treatments, aside from having the patient wear protective items, are medication and surgery.
Synonyms Include:
- Foot ulcer due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of foot
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of foot
- Ulcer of foot due to secondary diabetes mellitus
- Foot ulcer due to drug-induced diabetes mellitus
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Commonly asked questions
You may use a diabetic foot ulcer ICD code once you’ve determined through examination and tests that the patient has diabetes and foot ulcers caused by their diabetes. It’s also essential to ensure that their injuries are ulcers, not wounds, since they are usually interchangeable.
Yes, diabetic foot ulcer diagnosis codes are billable.
Aside from protective items on the feel, the practitioner will recommend common treatments such as medication or surgery.
