E14.33 ICD-10-CA code: Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other retinopathy
E14.33 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other retinopathy” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
E14.33Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other retinopathy
Short description: Unspec DM w oth retinopathy
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written E1433
Notes for E14.33
As CIHI prints them, with any note E14.33 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus with:• advanced retinopathy• macular - degeneration, edema (focal) (generalized) (intraretinal), star• maculopathy (circinate) (ischemic)• retinal thickening
- Diabetes mellitus NOSFrom E14 Unspecified diabetes mellitus
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code to identify any:• unspecified diabetes mellitus with poor control, so described (E14.64)From E14.3 Unspecified diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Postprocedural vitreous hemorrhage (H59.0)
- Diabetes mellitus (in):• neonatal (P70.2)• pregnancy (gestational), childbirth and the puerperium (O24.-)• renal glycosuria (E74.8)• type 1 (E10.-)• type 2 (E11.-)due to genetic defects (in)(of) beta cell function, insulin action (E13.-)impaired carbohydrate tolerance (pre-diabetes) (R73.0)maturity onset diabetes mellitus of the young [MODY] (E13)non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus of the young [NIDDMY] (E11.-)post-procedural hypoinsulinaemia of the non-diabetic (E89.1)From E14 Unspecified diabetes mellitus
- Metabolic syndrome (dysmetabolic syndrome) (syndrome X) (insulin resistance syndrome) (E88.80)From E10-E14 Diabetes mellitus
- Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn (P70-P74)From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Note
- Code separately any of the following associated conditions:• retinal detachment with retinal traction (H33.4)• vitreous hemorrhage (H43.1)
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter II. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8)(E07.0) (E16-E31)(E34.-) may be used, if desired, as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Where E14.33 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
- 2Block E10-E14Diabetes mellitus
- 3Category E14Unspecified diabetes mellitus
- 4Subcategory E14.3Unspecified diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications
- 5Valid code E14.33Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other retinopathy
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code E14.33 mean?
E14.33 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other retinopathy” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is E14.33 in ICD-10-CA?
E14.33 sits under E14.3 Unspecified diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications, within E14 Unspecified diabetes mellitus, within E10-E14 Diabetes mellitus, within Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
What coding notes apply to E14.33?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Excludes, Use additional code notes for E14.33, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside E14.33
View E14.3E14.30Unspecified diabetes mellitus with background retinopathyE14.31Unspecified diabetes mellitus with preproliferative retinopathyE14.32Unspecified diabetes mellitus with proliferative retinopathyE14.36Unspecified diabetes mellitus with advanced ophthalmic diseaseE14.38Unspecified diabetes mellitus with other specified ophthalmic complication not elsewhere classified