F10.2 — Alcohol dependence

Not billable

Is F10.2 billable?

No — F10.2 is a non-billable header code. F10.2 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 20 billable codes beneath F10.2.

Billable codes under this header

F10.2 at a glance

Code	F10.2
Description	Alcohol dependence
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is F10.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F10.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome or psychosis › with dependence (alcoholic)
Syndrome › Korsakoff › alcoholic › with dependence
Syndrome › Wernicke-Korsakoff › alcoholic › with dependence

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with F10.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

alcohol abuse (F10.1-)
alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-)

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of F10.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

Use additional code — inherited from F10

Report an additional code alongside F10.2 to fully describe the condition. F10.2 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 F10.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

What codes fall under F10.2? (10)

How long has F10.2 existed?

F10.2 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.

Which codes are confused with F10.2?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F10.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

vs F10Alcohol related disorders

Which conditions are coded to F10.2?

ICD-10 code for Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome or psychosis