F15.23 — Other stimulant dependence with withdrawal
F15.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other stimulant dependence with withdrawal. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- other stimulant dependence with intoxication (F15.22-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Amphetamine or other stimulant withdrawal
Other codes that can never be billed with F15.23
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F15.23. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F15.23 alone.
- F15.22Other stimulant dependence with intoxication
Risk adjustment
F15.23 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
F15.23 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies — 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 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
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
- A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
How F15.23 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 F15.23.
- Amphetamine-induced›stimulant withdrawal
- Abstinence symptoms, syndrome›stimulant NEC›with dependence
- Dependence›drug NEC›stimulant NEC›with›withdrawal
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F15.2. If F15.23 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- F15.20Other stimulant dependence, uncomplicated
- F15.21Other stimulant dependence, in remission
- F15.22Other stimulant dependence with intoxication
- F15.24Other stimulant dependence with stimulant-induced mood disorder
- F15.25Other stimulant dependence with stimulant-induced psychotic disorder
- F15.28Other stimulant dependence with other stimulant-induced disorder
- F15.29Other stimulant dependence with unspecified stimulant-induced disorder
Questions about F15.23
- Is F15.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F15.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F15.23 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 F15.23?
- F15.23 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.