Is F10.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F10.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F10.9 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 F10.9?

F10.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

F10.9

F10.9 — Alcohol use, unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F10.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for alcohol use, unspecified. 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 dependence (F10.2-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F10.9

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F10.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F10.9 alone.

F10.1Alcohol abuse
F10.2Alcohol dependence
G47.5Parasomnia
R44Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions

Risk adjustment

F10.9 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 history

F10.9 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead F10.9

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F10. If F10.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F10.9

Is F10.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F10.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F10.9 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 F10.9?: F10.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.