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F10.951 vs R44

F10.951 (Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinations) compared with R44 (Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions), 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. R44 carries an Excludes1 note covering F10.951: “alcoholic hallucinations (F10.151, F10.251, F10.951)”

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

F10.951Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinationsR44Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: R44.0, R44.1, R44.2, R44.3, R44.8

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionAlcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinations is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F10.951).Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R44).
Use additional code
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