Is F17.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F17.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F17.2 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).

F17.2

F17.2 — Nicotine dependence

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F17.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with F17.2

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F17.2. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F17.2 alone.

Z72.0Tobacco use
Z87.891Personal history of nicotine dependence

Risk adjustment

F17.2 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 to one of these instead F17.2

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about F17.2

Is F17.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F17.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F17.2 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).