Z91.018 — Allergy to other foods
Z91.018 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for allergy to other foods. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Allergy to nuts other than peanuts
Risk adjustment
Z91.018 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z91.018 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies — 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
- A57181Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
How Z91.018 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z91.018.
- Allergy, allergic›food NEC›status(without reaction)
- Allergy, allergic›food NEC›status›specified NEC
- History›personal›allergy›food
- History›personal›allergy›food›specified food NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z91.01. If Z91.018 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z91.018
- Is Z91.018 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z91.018 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z91.018 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).