Inhalant 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 8 more specific codes instead:

F18.90 Inhalant use, unspecified, uncomplicated
F18.91 Inhalant use, unspecified, in remission
F18.92 Inhalant use, unspecified with intoxication (also a header)
F18.94 Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced mood disorder
F18.95 Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced psychotic disorder (also a header)
F18.97 Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced persisting dementia
F18.98 Inhalant use, unspecified with other inhalant-induced disorders (also a header)
F18.99 Inhalant use, unspecified with unspecified inhalant-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 Inhalant 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 F18 Inhalant related disorders

Includes

volatile solvents

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F18.1	Inhalant abuse	Not billable
F18.2	Inhalant dependence	Not billable