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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.

Other codes that can never be billed with F10.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead F10.9

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under F10

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 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.