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ICD-10-CM Code F10.9
Alcohol use, unspecified

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code F10.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of F10.9 that describes the diagnosis 'alcohol use, unspecified' in more detail.


The ICD code F10 is used to code Substance use disorder

Substance use disorder, also known as drug use disorder, is a condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress. Although the term substance can refer to any physical matter, 'substance' in this context is limited to psychoactive drugs. Substance Use Disorder refers to the overuse of, or dependence on, a drug leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical and mental health, or the welfare of others.

Specialty: Psychiatry
MeSH Codes: D019966, D019966, D019966, D019966, D019966
ICD 9 Codes: 303, 304, 305, 303, 304
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for F10.9 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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 abuse - instead, use code F10.1-
Alcohol dependence - instead, use code F10.2-

Parent Code: F10 - Alcohol related disorders

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/F109