F10.10
F10.10: Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F10.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol abuse, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Alcohol use disorder, mild
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F10.10 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 3 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
- A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abuse›alcohol(non-dependent)
- Drinking›excessive, to excess NEC(without dependence)
- Excess, excessive, excessively›drinking(alcohol) NEC (without dependence)
- Harmful use›alcohol
- Disorder›alcohol use›mild
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under F10.1
- F10.11Alcohol abuse, in remission
- F10.12Alcohol abuse with intoxication
- F10.13Alcohol abuse, with withdrawal
- F10.14Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.15Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder
- F10.18Alcohol abuse with other alcohol-induced disorders
- F10.19Alcohol abuse with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder