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F10.230

F10.230Alcohol dependence with withdrawal, uncomplicated

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F10.230 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol dependence with withdrawal, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.230

These are not written on F10.230, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing F10.230 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on F10.2 Alcohol dependence

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F10.230

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of F10.230, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on F10.23 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal

  • Alcohol dependence with intoxication (F10.22-)

Written on F10.2 Alcohol dependence

  • toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

Risk adjustment

F10.230 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.

Medicare coverage

F10.230 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
  • A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing

How F10.230 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to F10.230.

  • Dependencealcoholwithwithdrawaluncomplicated

Code history

F10.230 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F10.23. If F10.230 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F10.230

Is F10.230 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. F10.230 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does F10.230 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 F10.230?
F10.230 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above F10.230 (F10.2) and apply to it just the same.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.