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F15.159

F15.159Other stimulant abuse with stimulant-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F15.159 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other stimulant abuse with stimulant-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

F15.159 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

F15.159 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 3 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
  • A56562Billing and Coding: Health and Behavior Assessment/Interventionnot covered
  • A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
  • A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

How F15.159 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 F15.159.

  • Abusedrug NECstimulant NECwithpsychosis
  • Disorderamphetamine usemildwithamphetamine-inducedpsychotic disorder

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F15.15. If F15.159 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F15.159

Is F15.159 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. F15.159 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does F15.159 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).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.