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F10.120

F10.120: Alcohol abuse with intoxication, uncomplicated

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F10.120 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol abuse with intoxication, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.120

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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

F10.120 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 11 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
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›intoxication›uncomplicated
  • Abuse›alcohol›with›intoxication›uncomplicated

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F10.12

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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