F15.24 — Other stimulant dependence with stimulant-induced mood disorder
F15.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other stimulant dependence with stimulant-induced mood disorder. 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-induced bipolar or related disorder
- Amphetamine or other stimulant use disorder, moderate, with amphetamine or other stimulant induced depressive disorder
- Amphetamine or other stimulant use disorder, severe, with amphetamine or other stimulant-induced bipolar or related disorder
- Amphetamine or other stimulant use disorder, severe, with amphetamine or other stimulant-induced depressive disorder
Risk adjustment
F15.24 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
F15.24 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies — 19 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 F15.24 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 F15.24.
- Dependence›drug NEC›stimulant NEC›with›mood disorder
- Disorder›amphetamine use›moderate or severe›with›amphetamine-induced›bipolar and related disorder
- Disorder›amphetamine use›moderate or severe›with›amphetamine-induced›depressive disorder
- Disorder›mood›due to›amphetamine›in›dependence
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F15.2. If F15.24 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
- F15.23Other stimulant dependence with withdrawal
- 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 F15.24
- Is F15.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F15.24 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F15.24 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).