F17.291
F17.291: Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F17.291 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F17.291 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, other tobacco product, mild, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, mild, in sustained remission
- Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, moderate, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, moderate, in sustained remission
- Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, severe, in early remission
- Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, severe, in sustained remission
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F17.291
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F17.291
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with F17.291
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
F17.291 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 3 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
- A59718Billing and Coding: Opioid Treatment Programsnot covered
- A57052Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disorder›tobacco use›specified product NEC›in remission(early) (sustained)
- Dependence›drug NEC›nicotine›specified product NEC›with disorder›remission
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under F17.29
- F17.290Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicated
- F17.293Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with withdrawal
- F17.298Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.299Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders