Is F10.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F10.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F10.2 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19).

What cannot be coded together with F10.2?

F10.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

F10.2

F10.2 — Alcohol dependence

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F10.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for alcohol dependence. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

alcohol abuse (F10.1-)
alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-)

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F10.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F10.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F10.2 alone.

R44Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions
G47.5Parasomnia
F10.1Alcohol abuse
F10.9Alcohol use, unspecified

Risk adjustment

F10.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead F10.2

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F10. If F10.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F10.2

Is F10.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F10.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F10.2 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19).
What cannot be coded together with F10.2?: F10.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.