ICD-10-CM Code F55
Abuse of non-psychoactive substances
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 F55 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of F55 that describes the diagnosis 'abuse of non-psychoactive substances' in more detail.
- F55 Abuse of non-psychoactive substances NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE F55.0 Abuse of antacids
- BILLABLE F55.1 Abuse of herbal or folk remedies
- BILLABLE F55.2 Abuse of laxatives
- BILLABLE F55.3 Abuse of steroids or hormones
- BILLABLE F55.4 Abuse of vitamins
- BILLABLE F55.8 Abuse of other non-psychoactive substances
Coding Notes for F55 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Abuse of psychoactive substances - instead, use Section F10-F19
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F55 - Abuse of non-psychoactive substances'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code F55. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.