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Compare/F19.1 vs F19.2

F19.1 vs F19.2

F19.1 (Other psychoactive substance abuse) compared with F19.2 (Other psychoactive substance 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. F19.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering F19.2: “other psychoactive substance dependence (F19.2-)”

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. F19.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering F19.1: “other psychoactive substance abuse (F19.1-)”

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

F19.1Other psychoactive substance abuseF19.2Other psychoactive substance dependence
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: F19.10, F19.11, F19.120, F19.121, F19.122

Non-billable header

Report instead: F19.20, F19.21, F19.220, F19.221, F19.222

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)
DefinitionOther psychoactive substance abuse is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F19.1).Other psychoactive substance dependence is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F19.2).
Includes
polysubstance drug use (indiscriminate drug use)
polysubstance drug use (indiscriminate drug use)

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