F17.203
F17.203: Nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawal
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F17.203 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawal. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F17.203 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Tobacco withdrawal
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F17.203
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F17.203
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with F17.203
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
F17.203 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 5 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
- A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care
- A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tobacco›withdrawal state
- Dependence›drug NEC›nicotine›with disorder›withdrawal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.