F10.27 — Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced persisting dementia

BillableCC

Is F10.27 billable?

Yes — F10.27 is billable for FY2027. F10.27 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F10.27 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

F10.27 at a glance

Code	F10.27
Description	Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F10.27 group to?

F10.27 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, F10.27 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is F10.27 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F10.27. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › brain syndrome, chronic › with dependence
Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › dementia › with dependence
Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › deterioration › with dependence
Dementia › alcoholic › with dependence (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
Dementia › in › alcohol › with dependence (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
Dependence › alcohol › with › dementia, persisting (on) (syndrome)
Psychosis, psychotic › alcoholic › with › dementia › with dependence
Disorder › alcohol use › moderate or severe › with › alcohol-induced › major neurocognitive disorder, nonamnestic-confabulatory type (of)
Disorder › cognitive › persisting › due to › alcohol › with dependence (of)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F10.27.

Alcohol use disorder, moderate, with alcohol-induced major neurocognitive disorder, nonamnestic-confabulatory type
Alcohol use disorder, severe, with alcohol-induced major neurocognitive disorder, nonamnestic-confabulatory type

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F10.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with F10.27 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-)

Use additional code — inherited from F10

Report an additional code alongside F10.27 to fully describe the condition. F10.27 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 F10.27, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.27 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 F10.27, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.27 and the excluded code may both be reported.

toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

How long has F10.27 existed?

F10.27 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.