Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

F18

F18.1 Inhalant abuse

Not billable (header)Chapter 5

Report one of the more specific codes below.

Codes under this one

  • F18.10 Inhalant abuse, uncomplicated
  • F18.11 Inhalant abuse, in remission
  • F18.12 Inhalant abuse with intoxicationHeader
  • F18.14 Inhalant abuse with inhalant-induced mood disorder
  • F18.15 Inhalant abuse with inhalant-induced psychotic disorderHeader
  • F18.17 Inhalant abuse with inhalant-induced dementia
  • F18.18 Inhalant abuse with other inhalant-induced disordersHeader
  • F18.19 Inhalant abuse with unspecified inhalant-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

F18

Includes
  • volatile solvents

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • inhalant dependence (F18.2-)
  • inhalant use, unspecified (F18.9-)

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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