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F10.230

F10.230: Alcohol 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.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.230

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F10.2: Alcohol dependence

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F10.230

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

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 one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • 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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Dependence›alcohol›with›withdrawal›uncomplicated

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F10.23

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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