T78.070
Anaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk
T78.070 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for anaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. A 7th character is required to complete the code. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 3 Excludes2 entries.
7th character
Category T78 requires a 7th character.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
The 7th character depends on whether the patient is in active treatment, not on who sees the patient. An aftercare Z code is not used for injury aftercare.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
- , if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
- highway rest stop (Y92.523)
- school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
- service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
- single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
- transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- Anaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk (T78.071)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
- complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries
- Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to), dairy products, anaphylactic reaction, with, tolerance to baked milk
- Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to), milk protein, anaphylactic reaction, with, tolerance to baked milk
- Shock, anaphylactic, due to food (nonpoisonous), dairy products, with, tolerance to baked milk
- Shock, anaphylactic, due to food (nonpoisonous), milk, with, tolerance to baked milk
7th-character codes under T78.070 3
- T78.070AAnaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, initial encounterBillable
- T78.070DAnaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, subsequent encounterBillable
- T78.070SAnaphylactic reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk, sequelaBillable