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T78.2 vs T80.59XS

T78.2 (Anaphylactic shock, unspecified) compared with T80.59XS (Anaphylactic reaction due to other serum, 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. T78.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering T80.59XS: “anaphylactic reaction or shock due to serum (T80.5-)”

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

Yes, when both are documented. T78.2 carries an Excludes2 note covering T80.59XS: “complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)”

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

No — do not report together. T80.59XS carries an Excludes1 note covering T78.2: “allergic reaction or shock NOS (T78.2)”

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. T80.59XS carries an Excludes1 note covering T78.2: “anaphylactic reaction or shock NOS (T78.2)”

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

T78.2Anaphylactic shock, unspecifiedT80.59XSAnaphylactic reaction due to other serum, sequela
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T78.2XXA, T78.2XXD, T78.2XXS

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)
DefinitionAnaphylactic shock, unspecified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T78.2).Anaphylactic reaction due to other serum, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.59S).
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 T80
Includes
Allergic shock
Anaphylactic reaction
Anaphylaxis
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