Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

F10

F10.9 Alcohol use, unspecified

Not billable (header)Chapter 5

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Codes under this one

  • F10.90 Alcohol use, unspecified, uncomplicated
  • F10.91 Alcohol use, unspecified, in remission
  • F10.92 Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxicationHeader
  • F10.93 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawalHeader
  • F10.94 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced mood disorder
  • F10.95 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorderHeader
  • F10.96 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder
  • F10.97 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
  • F10.98 Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disordersHeader
  • F10.99 Alcohol use, unspecified with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder

Instructional notes

Chapter 5

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Includes
  • disorders of psychological development

F10

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  • code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders · F10-F19 Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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