F55.2
F55.2: Abuse of laxatives
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F55.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abuse of laxatives. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F55.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F55.2 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 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
- A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Laxative habit
- Abuse›laxatives
- Habit, habituation›laxative
- Abuse›drug NEC›laxatives
- Abuse›non-psychoactive substance NEC›laxatives
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.