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F10 ICD-10-CM Code: Alcohol related disorders

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Billing Status: NO. This is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code: report a more specific billable code beneath it.

Coding at a Glance

Official instructions
1 use-additional instruction

What these terms mean →

Category · FY2027A non-billable heading in the tabular list: report a more specific code beneath it.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too, and is marked with where it comes from.

Use additional codeReport with this code when documented
  • Use additional code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental DisordersF10-F19 Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Codes under F10 (3)

  • F10.1Alcohol abuseNot billable
  • F10.2Alcohol dependenceNot billable
  • F10.9Alcohol use, unspecifiedNot billable

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for F10 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)

Coder workflow for F10

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code F10

  1. F10 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewF10.1, F10.2, F10.9

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath F10?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → F10 cannot be reported as written. Where the codes beneath it include an unspecified code, that code applies when the record goes no further; otherwise query for the missing detail.

    ReviewF10.1, F10.2, F10.9

Report the code beneath F10 that the documentation supports, not F10 itself. Then work the Use Additional Code note, and confirm that code is valid for the date of service on its own page.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
The conditions the Use Additional Code note names
Reported with this code when documented; a conditional instruction (“if applicable”, “if known”) applies only when the record supports it.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Use Additional Code — after identifying F10(1 note)

    Coding workflow: Check whether the documentation supports the additional code(s) the note names, and report them with F10 when it does. Where the instruction is conditional (“if applicable”, “if known”), it applies only when the record documents the condition.

    ReviewY90

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: A condition the Use Additional Code note names is documented.

Coding question: Is a second code reported with the code beneath F10?

Path: Review the Use Additional Code note and the code it names.

Reason: The additional code is reported when the record documents the condition; a conditional instruction applies only when its condition is met (Guidelines I.A.13).

ReviewY90

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Alcohol related disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F10). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Official Coding Guidelines

Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines

Verbatim excerpts from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CMS/NCHS) that govern this code.

Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01 – F99)

1) In Remission Selection of codes describing “in remission” for categories F10-F19, Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (categories F10-F19 with -.11, -.21, -.91) requires the provider’s clinical judgment and are assigned only on the basis of provider documentation (as defined in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting), unless otherwise instructed by the classification.

Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01 – F99)

5) Blood Alcohol Level A code from category Y90, Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by blood alcohol level, may be assigned when this information is documented and the patient’s provider has documented a condition classifiable to category F10, Alcohol related disorders. The blood alcohol level does not need to be documented by the patient’s provider in order for it to be coded.

Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)

1) Alcohol use during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Codes under subcategory O99.31, Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, should be assigned for any pregnancy case when a patient uses alcohol during the pregnancy or postpartum. A secondary code from category F10, Alcohol related disorders, should also be assigned to identify manifestations of the alcohol use.

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Relationships & Classification

MedCoder-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name F10 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: R41.3 — Other amnesia.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 32 Excludes2 notes across 3 chapters: F02 — Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, F06 — Other mental disorders due to known physiological condition, F06.0 — Psychotic disorder with hallucinations due to known physiological condition, F06.2 — Psychotic disorder with delusions due to known physiological condition, F06.3 — Mood disorder due to known physiological condition, F06.4 — Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition, F44.0 — Dissociative amnesia, F55 — Abuse of non-psychoactive substances, F63 — Impulse disorders, F63.1 — Pyromania, R78 — Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood, T36 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of systemic antibiotics, T36-T39 — Antibiotics & Anti-infectives (T36-T39), T36-T50 — Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50), T37 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics, T38 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified, T39 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics, T40 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], T40-T41 — Analgesics & Antipyretics (T40-T41), T41 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases, +12 more.

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 1 Code First instruction: Y90 — Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by blood alcohol level.

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Referenced by 46 Use Additional Code instructions across 5 chapters: C00 — Malignant neoplasm of lip, C01 — Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue, C02 — Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue, C03 — Malignant neoplasm of gum, C04 — Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth, C05 — Malignant neoplasm of palate, C06 — Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth, C07 — Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland, C08 — Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands, C09 — Malignant neoplasm of tonsil, C10 — Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, C14 — Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx, C15 — Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, C16 — Malignant neoplasm of stomach, C22 — Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts, C25 — Malignant neoplasm of pancreas, C32 — Malignant neoplasm of larynx, G31.84 — Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology, G72.1 — Alcoholic myopathy, I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, +26 more.

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

Referenced by 2 Code Also instructions across 2 chapters: G31.2 — Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, I42.6 — Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of F10 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

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Hierarchy

Use Additional Code

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

  • R41.3 — Other amnesia[Excludes1]: “amnestic syndrome due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19 with 5th character .6)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027

Referenced by Excludes2 notes (32)

Referenced by Code First instructions

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions (46)

Referenced by Code Also instructions

Nearest codes (73)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Common coding questions

MedCoder editorial

Can F10 be billed directly?

No. F10 (Alcohol related disorders) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Coding guidelines Official source data
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2027), quoted by section Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

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MedCoder.ai. "F10 — Alcohol related disorders." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/f10-alcohol-related-disorders

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Alcohol related disorders

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027, and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to F10 in its code family, with their registry titles.