F10.29 — Alcohol dependence with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder

Risk adjustment

F10.29 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

F10.29 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 10 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