J30.81 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from J30 Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis

Includes

• spasmodic rhinorrhea

Excludes1 (never code together)

• allergic rhinitis with asthma (bronchial) (J45.909)
• rhinitis NOS (J31.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 152-153 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 477.2 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander

Code annotations containing back-references to J30.81

Back-references to J30.8

• Type 2 Excludes: J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] ("allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J31.0 Chronic rhinitis ("allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J30.81

• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › animal (dander) (epidermal) (hair) (rhinitis)
• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › dander (animal) (rhinitis)
• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › dandruff (rhinitis)
• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › epidermal (animal) (rhinitis)
• Allergy, allergic (reaction) (to) › hair (animal) (rhinitis)

Nearby codes

• J30.0 Vasomotor rhinitis
• J30.1 Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
• J30.2 Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
• J30.5 Allergic rhinitis due to food
• J30.8 Other allergic rhinitis
• J30.81 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander (this code)
• J30.89 Other allergic rhinitis
• J30.9 Allergic rhinitis, unspecified