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FY2027

F10.21 — Alcohol dependence, in remission

Billable

Is F10.21 billable?

Yes — F10.21 is billable for FY2027. F10.21 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F10.21 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

F10.21 at a glance

CodeF10.21
DescriptionAlcohol dependence, in remission
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F10.21 group to?

F10.21 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

How is F10.21 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F10.21. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Addiction › alcohol, alcoholic › with remission
  • Addiction › ethyl alcohol › with remission
  • Addiction › methyl alcohol › with remission
  • Addiction › methylated spirit › with remission
  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › addiction › with remission
  • Alcoholism › with › remission (chronic) (without remission)
  • Dependence › alcohol › in remission (on) (syndrome)
  • Dipsomania › with › remission
  • Drunkenness › chronic › with remission (without dependence)
  • History › personal › alcohol dependence
  • Dependence › alcohol › with › remission (on) (syndrome)
  • Dependence › ethyl › alcohol › with remission (on) (syndrome)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F10.21.

  • Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in early remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, severe, in early remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, severe, in sustained remission

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F10.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with F10.21 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 F10.21 to fully describe the condition. F10.21 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 F10.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.21 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F10.2

The conditions below are not part of F10.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.21 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

How long has F10.21 existed?

F10.21 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 conditions are coded to F10.21?

What other codes are in the F10.2 family? (9)