ICD-10 Code T88.6: Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
T88.6 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
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Official coding notes
- Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
- Anaphylactoid reaction NOS
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- anaphylactic reaction due to serum (T80.5-)
- anaphylactic shock or reaction due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
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