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F18.9

F18.9: Inhalant use, unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F18.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for inhalant use, unspecified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • inhalant abuse (F18.1-)
  • inhalant dependence (F18.2-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F18.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead F18.9

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under F18

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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