Type 2 diab with severe nonp rtnop without mclr edema, unsp

This code signifies a patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus who also presents with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. This specific retinopathy stage is characterized by significant microvascular changes in the retina, but without the presence of macular edema, and the affected eye is not specified.

Use this code when documentation clearly states a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, explicitly noting the absence of macular edema. This code is appropriate when the medical record does not specify whether the condition affects the right, left, or both eyes.

• Always sequence the diabetes code first, as it is the underlying systemic condition.
• Ensure documentation explicitly states "severe nonproliferative" and "without macular edema" to support this specific code.
• If the affected eye is specified (e.g., right, left, or bilateral), a more specific code from the E11.34 category should be used.