F15.229 — Other stimulant dependence with intoxication, unspecified
F15.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other stimulant dependence with intoxication, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Amphetamine or other stimulant use disorder, moderate, with amphetamine or other stimulant intoxication, without perceptual disturbances
- Amphetamine or other stimulant use disorder, severe, with amphetamine or other stimulant intoxication, without perceptual disturbances
Risk adjustment
F15.229 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 137 Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-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
F15.229 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies — 11 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 F15.229 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 F15.229.
- Dependence›drug NEC›stimulant NEC›with›intoxication
- Disorder›amphetamine use›moderate or severe›with›amphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant intoxication›without perceptual disturbances
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F15.22. If F15.229 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F15.229
- Is F15.229 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F15.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F15.229 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).