F18.90
F18.90: Inhalant use, unspecified, uncomplicated
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F18.90 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inhalant use, unspecified, uncomplicated. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F18.90 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F18.90 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Use›inhalants
- Use›volatile solvents
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under F18.9
- F18.91Inhalant use, unspecified, in remission
- F18.92Inhalant use, unspecified with intoxication
- F18.94Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced mood disorder
- F18.95Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced psychotic disorder
- F18.97Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced persisting dementia
- F18.98Inhalant use, unspecified with other inhalant-induced disorders
- F18.99Inhalant use, unspecified with unspecified inhalant-induced disorder