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T78.2

T78.2: Anaphylactic shock, unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T78.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anaphylactic shock, unspecified. 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 or shock due to adverse effect of correct medicinal substance properly administered (T88.6)
  • anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
  • anaphylactic reaction or shock due to serum (T80.5-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Allergic shock
  • Anaphylactic reaction
  • Anaphylaxis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T78.2

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 T78.2

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

  • R57Shock, not elsewhere classified
  • T79.4Traumatic shock
  • T79.4XXATraumatic shock, initial encounter
  • T79.4XXDTraumatic shock, subsequent encounter
  • T79.4XXSTraumatic shock, sequela
  • T80.5Anaphylactic reaction due to serum
  • T81.1Postprocedural shock
  • 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›anaphylactic reaction or shock
  • Allergy, allergic›shock(anaphylactic)
  • Shock›anaphylactic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T78.2

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T78

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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