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J30.81

J30.81: Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J30.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J30.81

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J30: Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis

  • allergic rhinitis with asthma (bronchial) (J45.909)
  • rhinitis NOS (J31.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J30.81 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56538Billing and Coding: Allergen Immunotherapy
  • A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
  • A56844Billing and Coding: RAST Type Tests
  • A57043Billing and Coding: RAST Type Tests

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Allergy, allergic›animal(dander) (epidermal) (hair) (rhinitis)
  • Allergy, allergic›dander(animal) (rhinitis)
  • Allergy, allergic›dandruff(rhinitis)
  • Allergy, allergic›epidermal(animal) (rhinitis)
  • Allergy, allergic›hair(animal) (rhinitis)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J30.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.