F13.231 — Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence with withdrawal delirium
F13.231 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence with withdrawal delirium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
F13.231 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 135 Drug Use with Psychotic Complications0.424 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
F13.231 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies — 16 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
- A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
How F13.231 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 F13.231.
- Delirium, delirious›tremens›sedative-induced
- Delirium, delirious›due to›anxiolytic›withdrawal
- Delirium, delirious›due to›hypnotic›withdrawal
- Delirium, delirious›due to›sedative›withdrawal
- Abstinence symptoms, syndrome›sedative›with›dependence›with›delirium
- Dependence›drug NEC›sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic›with›withdrawal›with›delirium
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F13.23. If F13.231 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F13.231
- Is F13.231 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F13.231 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F13.231 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).