Is F15.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F15.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F15.2 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 F15.2?

F15.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

F15.2

F15.2 — Other stimulant dependence

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F15.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other stimulant dependence. 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.

other stimulant abuse (F15.1-)
other stimulant use, unspecified (F15.9-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F15.2

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of F15.2, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on F15 — Other stimulant related disorders

cocaine-related disorders (F14.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F15.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F15.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F15.2 alone.

F15.1Other stimulant abuse
F15.22Other stimulant dependence with intoxication
F15.23Other stimulant dependence with withdrawal
F15.9Other stimulant use, unspecified
G47.5Parasomnia

Risk adjustment

F15.2 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

F15.2 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 F15.2

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F15. If F15.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F15.2

Is F15.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F15.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F15.2 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 F15.2?: F15.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.