Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM T88.6 is the diagnosis code for Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered. This code falls under the section "Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified" 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 T88.6. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where T88.6 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, T88.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
T88.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of T88.6 is T88 ("Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified"). T88.6 provides a more specific classification within this category.
T88.6 is located in Section T80-T88 — "Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use T88.6 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered" 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 Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered is T88.6.
Yes, T88.6 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
T88.6 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for T88.6 include: anaphylactic reaction due to serum (T80.5-); anaphylactic shock or reaction due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-).
Yes, T88.6 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.