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Compare/F19.22 vs F19.23

F19.22 vs F19.23

F19.22 (Other psychoactive substance dependence with intoxication) compared with F19.23 (Other psychoactive substance dependence 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. F19.22 carries an Excludes1 note covering F19.23: “other psychoactive substance dependence with withdrawal (F19.23-)”

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. F19.23 carries an Excludes1 note covering F19.22: “other psychoactive substance dependence with intoxication (F19.22-)”

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

F19.22Other psychoactive substance dependence with intoxicationF19.23Other psychoactive substance dependence with withdrawal
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: F19.220, F19.221, F19.222, F19.229

Non-billable header

Report instead: F19.230, F19.231, F19.232, F19.239

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)
DefinitionOther psychoactive substance dependence with intoxication is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F19.22).Other psychoactive substance dependence with withdrawal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F19.23).
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