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T78.081

T78.081: Anaphylactic reaction due to egg with reactivity to baked egg

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T78.081 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anaphylactic reaction due to egg with reactivity to baked egg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T78

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • Anaphylactic reaction due to egg with tolerance to baked egg (T78.080)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T78.081

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T78: Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified

  • complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)

Other codes that can never be billed with T78.081

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • T78.080Anaphylactic reaction due to egg with tolerance to baked egg
  • T78.080AAnaphylactic reaction due to egg with tolerance to baked egg, initial encounter
  • T78.080DAnaphylactic reaction due to egg with tolerance to baked egg, subsequent encounter
  • T78.080SAnaphylactic reaction due to egg with tolerance to baked egg, sequela
  • T75Other and unspecified effects of other external causes

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Allergy, allergic›eggs›anaphylactic reaction›with›reactivity to baked egg
  • Shock›anaphylactic›due to food›eggs›with›reactivity to baked egg

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T78.081

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T78.08

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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