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T78.0 vs T78.1

T78.0 (Anaphylactic reaction due to food) compared with T78.1 (Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified), 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. T78.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering T78.0: “anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)”

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. T78.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering T78.0: “anaphylactic reaction due to food (T78.0-)”

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

T78.0Anaphylactic reaction due to foodT78.1Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T78.00XA, T78.00XD, T78.00XS, T78.01XA, T78.01XD

Non-billable header

Report instead: T78.110A, T78.110D, T78.110S, T78.111A, T78.111D

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)
DefinitionAnaphylactic reaction due to food is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T78.0).Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T78.1).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T78The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T78
Includes
Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse food reaction
Anaphylactic shock or reaction due to nonpoisonous foods
Anaphylactoid reaction due to food
Use additional code
code to identify the type of reaction, if applicable

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