Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated

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.

Use > alcohol > harmful
Use > volatile solvents
Abuse > alcohol
Harmful use > alcohol
Disorder > alcohol use > mild
Drinking > excessive, to excess NEC
Excess, excessive, excessively > drinking

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F10.11	Alcohol abuse, in remission	Valid
F10.12	Alcohol abuse with intoxication	Not billable
F10.13	Alcohol abuse, with withdrawal	Not billable
F10.14	Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced mood disorder	Valid
F10.15	Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder	Not billable
F10.18	Alcohol abuse with other alcohol-induced disorders	Not billable
F10.19	Alcohol abuse with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder	Valid