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Compare/T45.AX5 vs T80.82XA

T45.AX5 vs T80.82XA

T45.AX5 (Adverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunostimulant drugs) compared with T80.82XA (Complication of immune effector cellular therapy, initial encounter), 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. T80.82XA carries an Excludes2 note covering T45.AX5: “adverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunostimulant drugs (T45.AX5)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

T45.AX5Adverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunostimulant drugsT80.82XAComplication of immune effector cellular therapy, initial encounter
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T45.AX5A, T45.AX5D, T45.AX5S

Billable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionAdverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunostimulant drugs is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T45.AX5).Complication of immune effector cellular therapy, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.82A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T45The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80
Includes
adverse effect of correct substance properly administered
poisoning by overdose of substance
poisoning by wrong substance given or taken in error
underdosing by (inadvertently) (deliberately) taking less substance than prescribed or instructed
complications following perfusion
Complication of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy
Complication of IEC therapy
Use additional code
code(s) to specify:
manifestations of poisoning
underdosing or failure in dosage during medical and surgical care (Y63.6, Y63.8-Y63.9)
code to identify the specific complication, such as:
cytokine release syndrome (D89.83-)
immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (G92.0-)
Code first
, for adverse effects, the nature of the adverse effect, such as:
adverse effect NOS (T88.7)

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