F17.221
F17.221: Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F17.221 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F17.221 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, chewing tobacco, mild, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, mild, in sustained remission
- Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, moderate, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, moderate, in sustained remission
- Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, severe, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, severe, in sustained remission
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F17.221
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F17.221
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with F17.221
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
F17.221 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 4 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56562Billing and Coding: Health and Behavior Assessment/Interventionnot covered
- A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disorder›tobacco use›chewing tobacco›in remission(early) (sustained)
- Dependence›drug NEC›nicotine›chewing tobacco›with disorder›in remission
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.