F17.21
F17.21 — Nicotine dependence, cigarettes
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
F17.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence, cigarettes. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
F17.21 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 F17.21
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- F17.210Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
- F17.211Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission
- F17.213Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal
- F17.218Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.219Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F17.2. If F17.21 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about F17.21
- Is F17.21 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. F17.21 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does F17.21 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).