F10.11

F10.11: Alcohol abuse, in remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F10.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol abuse, in remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Alcohol use disorder, mild, in early remission
Alcohol use disorder, mild, in sustained remission

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.11

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F10.1: Alcohol abuse

alcohol dependence (F10.2-)
alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F10.11 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abuse›alcohol›in remission(early) (sustained)
Disorder›alcohol use›mild›in remission(early) (sustained)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.