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F10.921

F10.921: Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication delirium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F10.921 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication delirium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F10.921

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Written on F10.9: Alcohol use, unspecified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F10.921 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 11 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
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›delirium(acute) (tremens) (withdrawal)
  • Delirium, delirious›alcoholic(acute) (tremens) (withdrawal)
  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›delirium›with intoxication
  • Delirium, delirious›alcoholic›with intoxication
  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›delirium›use, unspecified›with intoxication
  • Delirium, delirious›due to›alcohol›intoxication
  • Disorder›alcohol-related›with›intoxication›with delirium

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F10.92

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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