Is F13.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F13.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F13.9 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 F13.9?

F13.9 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

F13.9

F13.9 — Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related use, unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F13.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related 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.

sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related abuse (F13.1-)
sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related dependence (F13.2-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F13.9

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F13.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F13.9 alone.

F13.1Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related abuse
G47.5Parasomnia
F13.2Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related dependence
F13.92Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with intoxication
F13.93Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use, unspecified with withdrawal

Risk adjustment

F13.9 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 F13.9

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F13. If F13.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F13.9

Is F13.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F13.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F13.9 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 F13.9?: F13.9 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.