Is F14.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F14.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F14.9 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 F14.9?

F14.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

F14.9

F14.9 — Cocaine use, unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F14.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cocaine 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.

cocaine abuse (F14.1-)
cocaine dependence (F14.2-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F14.9

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of F14.9, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on F14 — Cocaine related disorders

other stimulant-related disorders (F15.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F14.9

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F14.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F14.9 alone.

F14.1Cocaine abuse
F14.2Cocaine dependence
G47.5Parasomnia

Risk adjustment

F14.9 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 history

F14.9 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead F14.9

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F14. If F14.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F14.9

Is F14.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F14.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F14.9 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 F14.9?: F14.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.