2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z91.0121Allergy to eggs with tolerance to baked egg
Z91.0121 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for allergy to eggs with tolerance to baked egg. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z91.0121.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z91.0121 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Type 1 Excludes
- Allergy to eggs with reactivity to baked egg Z91.0122
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) - T78.40
- food (any) (ingested) NEC - T78.19
- status (without reaction) - Z91.018
- with
- tolerance to baked egg - Z91.0121
- History
- personal (of) - See Also: History, family (of);
- allergy (to) - Z88.9
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Allergy, allergic(reaction) (to)
- food (any) (ingested) NEC
- status (without reaction)
- eggs
- with
- tolerance to baked egg
- History
- personal (of)
- allergy (to)
- food
- eggs
- with
- tolerance to baked egg
Code History & ChangesHistory
New Code Z91.0121 was added to the ICD-10-CM code set for FY 2026, effective October 1, 2025.
Replacement Z91.0121 replaces the following previously assigned code(s):
- Z91.012 - Allergy to eggs
Questions About Z91.0121Overview
Is Z91.0121 (Allergy to eggs) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report allergy to eggs with tolerance to baked egg on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Can Z91.0121 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because allergy to eggs with tolerance to baked egg describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z91.0121 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for allergy to eggs with tolerance to baked egg on inpatient claims.
