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F10.132 vs F10.2

F10.132 (Alcohol abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance) compared with F10.2 (Alcohol dependence), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. F10.132 carries an Excludes1 note covering F10.2: “alcohol dependence (F10.2-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. F10.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering F10.132: “alcohol abuse (F10.1-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

F10.132Alcohol abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbanceF10.2Alcohol dependence
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: F10.20, F10.21, F10.220, F10.221, F10.229

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)
DefinitionAlcohol abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F10.132).Alcohol dependence is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F10.2).
Use additional code
code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)
code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources