R50.84 vs T80
R50.84 (Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction) compared with T80 (Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. T80 carries an Excludes2 note covering R50.84: “febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (R50.84)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| R50.84Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction | T80Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: T80.0XXA, T80.0XXD, T80.0XXS, T80.1XXA, T80.1XXD |
| Classification | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R50.84). | Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T80). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80 |
| Includes | FNHTR Posttransfusion fever | complications following perfusion |
| Use additional code | — | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources