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Compare/T80.51XD vs T80.6

T80.51XD vs T80.6

T80.51XD (Anaphylactic reaction due to administration of blood and blood products, subsequent encounter) compared with T80.6 (Other serum reactions), 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. T80.51XD carries an Excludes1 note covering T80.6: “other serum reaction (T80.6-)”

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

T80.51XDAnaphylactic reaction due to administration of blood and blood products, subsequent encounterT80.6Other serum reactions
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: T80.61XA, T80.61XD, T80.61XS, T80.62XA, T80.62XD

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 administration of blood and blood products, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T80.51D).Other serum reactions is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T80.6).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80
Includes
complications following perfusion
complications following perfusion
Intoxication by serum
Protein sickness
Serum rash
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)
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