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F13.92 vs F13.93

F13.92 (Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with intoxication) compared with F13.93 (Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with withdrawal), 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. F13.92 carries an Excludes1 note covering F13.93: “sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with withdrawal (F13.93-)”

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. F13.93 carries an Excludes1 note covering F13.92: “sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with intoxication (F13.92-)”

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

F13.92Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with intoxicationF13.93Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with withdrawal
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: F13.920, F13.921, F13.929

Non-billable header

Report instead: F13.930, F13.931, F13.932, F13.939

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)
DefinitionSedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with intoxication is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F13.92).Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with withdrawal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F13.93).

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