ICD-10-CM Code F10.1
Alcohol abuse
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code F10.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of F10.1 that describes the diagnosis 'alcohol abuse' in more detail.
- F10.1 Alcohol abuse NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code F101 is used to code Alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse is a previous psychiatric diagnosis in which there is recurring harmful use of ethanol despite its negative consequences. In 2013 it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) along with alcohol dependence. There are two types of alcohol abuse, those who have anti-social and pleasure-seeking tendencies, and those who are anxiety-ridden people who are able to go without drinking for long periods of time but are unable to control themselves once they start. Binge drinking is another form of alcohol abuse. According to surveys, the heaviest drinkers are the United Kingdom's adolescents. In 2013, 139,000 deaths globally were directly due to alcohol abuse and an additional 384,000 to cirrhosis from excess alcohol consumption.
| Specialty: | Psychiatry |
| MeSH Code: | D000437 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 305.0 |
"The Drunkard’s Progress", 1846
Coding Notes for F10.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Alcohol dependence - instead, use code F10.2-
- Alcohol use, unspecified - instead, use code F10.9-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F10.1 - Alcohol abuse'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code F10.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: F10 - Alcohol related disorders