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F55

Abuse of non-psychoactive substances

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 6 more specific codes instead:

  • F55.0 Abuse of antacids
  • F55.1 Abuse of herbal or folk remedies
  • F55.2 Abuse of laxatives
  • F55.3 Abuse of steroids or hormones
  • F55.4 Abuse of vitamins
  • F55.8 Abuse of other non-psychoactive substances

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Abuse of non-psychoactive substances

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.

This code

Excludes2 - not included here

  • abuse of psychoactive substances (F10-F19)