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Table 1 ICD-9-CM codes used to identify food allergy hospitalizations and office visits

From: Antibiotic prescription and food allergy in young children

Description

ICD-9-CM Code

Proportion of cases with ICD-9-CM codea (%)

Allergic rhinitis attributable to food

477.1

4.39

Allergic gastroenteritis and colitis

558.3

8.64

General food allergy according to specific type of food

 Peanuts

V15.01

4.65

 Milk products

V15.02

6.58

 Eggs

V15.03

5.12

 Seafood

V15.04

1.93

 Other foods

V15.05

4.85

Contact dermatitis attributable to food in contact with skin

692.5

6.18

Dermatitis attributable to food taken internally

693.1

37.37

Allergic urticaria

708.0

33.24

Anaphylactic shock attributable to adverse food reaction, specifically for:

 Unspecified food

995.60

1.46

 Peanuts

995.61

1.93

 Crustaceans

995.62

0.4

 Fruits and vegetables

995.63

0.13

 Tree nuts and seeds

995.64

0.53

 Fish

995.65

0.4

 Food additives

995.66

0

 Milk products

995.67

0.53

 Eggs

995.68

0.66

 Other specified food

995.69

0.13

Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere classified

995.7

3.32

  1. aPatients may have multiple food allergy diagnoses; therefore, these percentages total >100 %