F16.10 — Hallucinogen abuse, uncomplicated
F16.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hallucinogen abuse, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Other hallucinogen use disorder, mild
- Phencyclidine use disorder, mild
Risk adjustment
F16.10 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 138 Drug Use Disorder, Mild, Uncomplicated, Except Cannabis0.423 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
F16.10 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
- A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
How F16.10 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 F16.10.
- Abuse›drug NEC›hallucinogen
- Disorder›hallucinogen use›mild
- Disorder›phencyclidine use›mild
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F16.1. If F16.10 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- F16.11Hallucinogen abuse, in remission
- F16.12Hallucinogen abuse with intoxication
- F16.14Hallucinogen abuse with hallucinogen-induced mood disorder
- F16.15Hallucinogen abuse with hallucinogen-induced psychotic disorder
- F16.18Hallucinogen abuse with other hallucinogen-induced disorder
- F16.19Hallucinogen abuse with unspecified hallucinogen-induced disorder
Questions about F16.10
- Is F16.10 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. F16.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does F16.10 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).