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K52.29 vs T78.41XS

K52.29 (Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis) compared with T78.41XS (Arthus phenomenon, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. T78.41XS carries an Excludes1 note covering K52.29: “allergic diarrhea (K52.29)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. T78.41XS carries an Excludes1 note covering K52.29: “allergic gastroenteritis and colitis (K52.29)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

K52.29Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitisT78.41XSArthus phenomenon, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationK00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionOther allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (K52.29).Arthus phenomenon, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T78.41S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T78
Includes
noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
Allergic proctocolitis
Food hypersensitivity gastroenteritis or colitis
Food-induced eosinophilic proctocolitis
Arthus reaction
Use additional code
code to identify type of food allergy (Z91.01-, Z91.02-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources