F10.9 — Alcohol use, unspecified
Is F10.9 billable?
No — F10.9 is a non-billable header code. F10.9 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 F10.9.
Billable codes under this header
- F10.90Alcohol use, unspecified, uncomplicated
- F10.91Alcohol use, unspecified, in remission
- F10.94Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.96Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder
- F10.97Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
- F10.99Alcohol use, unspecified with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
- F10.920Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication, uncomplicated
- F10.921Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication delirium
- F10.929Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication, unspecified
- F10.930Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal, uncomplicated
- F10.931Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal delirium
- F10.932Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance
- F10.939Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal, unspecified
- F10.950Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with delusions
- F10.951Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinations
- F10.959Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified
- F10.980Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced anxiety disorder
- F10.981Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced sexual dysfunction
- F10.982Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced sleep disorder
- F10.988Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorder
F10.9 at a glance
| Code | F10.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Alcohol use, unspecified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is F10.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F10.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome or psychosis (alcoholic)
- Syndrome › Korsakoff › alcoholic
- Syndrome › Wernicke-Korsakoff › alcoholic
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with F10.9 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 F10.9 to fully describe the condition. F10.9 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 F10.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F10.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
What codes fall under F10.9? (10)
- F10.90Alcohol use, unspecified, uncomplicated
- F10.91Alcohol use, unspecified, in remission
- F10.92Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxicationnot billable
- F10.93Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawalnot billable
- F10.94Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.95Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disordernot billable
- F10.96Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder
- F10.97Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
- F10.98Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disordersnot billable
- F10.99Alcohol use, unspecified with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
How long has F10.9 existed?
F10.9 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 F10.9?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F10.9 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.