ICD-10-CM Code F10.23
Alcohol dependence with withdrawal
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 F10.23 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of F10.23 that describes the diagnosis 'alcohol dependence with withdrawal' in more detail.
- F10.23 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code F1023 is used to code Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that can occur when an individual reduces or stops alcoholic consumption after long periods of use. Prolonged and excessive use of alcohol leads to tolerance and physical dependence. The withdrawal syndrome is largely a hyper-excitable response of the central nervous system due to lack of alcohol. Symptoms typical of withdrawal include agitation, seizures, and delirium tremens.
| Specialty: | Critical Care Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 291.81, 291.81 |
Ethanol
Coding Notes for F10.23 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 with intoxication - instead, use code F10.22-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F10.23 - Alcohol dependence with withdrawal'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code F10.23. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: F10.2 - Alcohol dependence