Alcohol abuse

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

F10.10 Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated
F10.11 Alcohol abuse, in remission
F10.12 Alcohol abuse with intoxication (also a header)
F10.13 Alcohol abuse, with withdrawal (also a header)
F10.14 Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced mood disorder
F10.15 Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder (also a header)
F10.18 Alcohol abuse with other alcohol-induced disorders (also a header)
F10.19 Alcohol abuse with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Alcohol abuse

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from F10 Alcohol related disorders

Use additional code

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Intoxication > meaning > inebriation

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F10.2	Alcohol dependence	Not billable
F10.9	Alcohol use, unspecified	Not billable