F12.11 — Cannabis abuse, in remission
F12.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cannabis abuse, in remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Cannabis use disorder, mild, in early remission
- Cannabis use disorder, mild, in sustained remission
Risk adjustment
F12.11 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.
Medicare coverage
F12.11 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 11 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
- A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
How F12.11 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to F12.11.
- Abuse›drug NEC›cannabis›in remission(early) (sustained)
- Disorder›cannabis use›mild›in remission(early) (sustained)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F12.1. If F12.11 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F12.11
- Is F12.11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F12.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F12.11 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).