F12.9
F12.9 — Cannabis use, unspecified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
F12.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cannabis use, unspecified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with F12.9
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F12.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F12.9 alone.
Risk adjustment
F12.9 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 to one of these instead F12.9
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- F12.90Cannabis use, unspecified, uncomplicated
- F12.91Cannabis use, unspecified, in remission
- F12.92Cannabis use, unspecified with intoxication
- F12.93Cannabis use, unspecified with withdrawal
- F12.95Cannabis use, unspecified with psychotic disorder
- F12.98Cannabis use, unspecified with other cannabis-induced disorder
- F12.99Cannabis use, unspecified with unspecified cannabis-induced disorder
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F12. If F12.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F12.9
- Is F12.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. F12.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does F12.9 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 F12.9?
- F12.9 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.