Alcohol use, unspecified

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 10 more specific codes instead:

F10.90 Alcohol use, unspecified, uncomplicated
F10.91 Alcohol use, unspecified, in remission
F10.92 Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication (also a header)
F10.93 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal (also a header)
F10.94 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced mood disorder
F10.95 Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder (also a header)
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 disorders (also a header)
F10.99 Alcohol use, unspecified 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 use, unspecified

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.

Syndrome > Korsakoff > alcoholic
Syndrome > Wernicke-Korsakoff > alcoholic
Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome or psychosis

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F10.1	Alcohol abuse	Not billable
F10.2	Alcohol dependence	Not billable