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T78.11

T78.11: Other adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T78.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products. 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 inherited from the categories above T78.11

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T78.1: Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified

  • anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
  • anaphylactic reaction due to food (T78.0-)
  • bacterial food borne intoxications (A05.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T78.11

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

Written on T78.1: Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified

  • allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis (K52.29)
  • allergic rhinitis due to food (J30.5)
  • dermatitis due to food in contact with skin (L23.6, L24.6, L25.4)
  • dermatitis due to ingested food (L27.2)
  • food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (K52.21)
  • food protein-induced enteropathy (K52.22)

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 T78.11

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

  • T78.110Other adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk
  • T78.110AOther adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, initial encounter
  • T78.110DOther adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, subsequent encounter
  • T78.110SOther adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, sequela
  • T78.111Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk
  • T78.111AOther adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk, initial encounter
  • T78.111DOther adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk, subsequent encounter
  • T78.111SOther adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk, sequela

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T78.11

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T78.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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