ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
249.91 — Secondary diabetes mellitus with unspecified complication, uncontrolled
About ICD-9-CM 249.91
249.91 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for secondary diabetes mellitus with unspecified complication, uncontrolled. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 3 ICD-10-CM codes, such as E08.65 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperglycemia), E08.8 (Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified complications) and E09.8 (Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one. Some mappings are combinations: more than one ICD-10 code is needed to fully express the ICD-9 code.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- E08.65Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with hyperglycemiaapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 2)
- E08.8Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified complicationsapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
- E09.8Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified complicationsapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
Common questions about 249.91
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.