F10.229: Alcohol dependence with intoxication, unspecified
F10.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol dependence with intoxication, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F10.229 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.229
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F10.229
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
F10.229 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 139 Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Alcohol Use with Specified Non-Psychotic Complications0.242 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
F10.229 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 4 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
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
- A57480Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Drunkenness›acute in alcoholism
- Drunkenness›pathological›with dependence
- Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›intoxication›with›dependence
- Dependence›alcohol›with›intoxication
- Disorder›alcohol use›moderate or severe›with›alcohol intoxication
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.