F10.159 — Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified
Is F10.159 billable?
Yes, but F10.159 is an unspecified code. F10.159 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F10.159 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting F10.159 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
F10.159 at a glance
| Code | F10.159 |
|---|---|
| Description | Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F10.159 group to?
F10.159 sits in MDC 20 and helps define the logic of 4 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 894Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left AMAmedical
- 895Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapymedical
- 896Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with MCCmedical
- 897Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, F10.159 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F10.159 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F10.159. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Abuse › alcohol › with › psychosis
- Psychosis, psychotic › alcoholic › with › abuse
- Disorder › alcohol use › mild › with › alcohol-induced › psychotic disorder (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F10.1
The conditions below can never be reported together with F10.159 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from F10
Report an additional code alongside F10.159 to fully describe the condition. F10.159 is sequenced first.
- code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F10.159, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.159 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F10.159 existed?
F10.159 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.