Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM T78.111 is the diagnosis code for Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk. This code falls under the section "Other and unspecified effects of external causes" within Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as T78.111. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where T78.111 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, T78.111 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
T78.111 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of T78.111 is T78.11 ("Other adverse food reactions due to milk and dairy products"). T78.111 provides a more specific classification within this category.
T78.111 is located in Section T66-T78 — "Other and unspecified effects of external causes" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use T78.111 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with reactivity to baked milk is T78.111.
Yes, T78.111 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
T78.111 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for T78.111 include: Other adverse food reaction due to milk and dairy products with tolerance to baked milk (T78.110).
Yes, T78.111 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.