F17.200
F17.200: Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F17.200 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F17.200 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tobacco use disorder, mild
- Tobacco use disorder, moderate
- Tobacco use disorder, severe
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F17.200
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F17.200
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with F17.200
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z77.22Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F17.200 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
- A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
- A57520Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation and Psychotherapy Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dependence›drug NEC›nicotine
- Disorder›tobacco use›mild
- Disorder›tobacco use›moderate
- Disorder›tobacco use›severe
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.