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FY2027

F12.21 — Cannabis dependence, in remission

Billable

Is F12.21 billable?

Yes — F12.21 is billable for FY2027. F12.21 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F12.21 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

F12.21 at a glance

CodeF12.21
DescriptionCannabis dependence, in remission
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F12.21 group to?

F12.21 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 F12.21 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F12.21. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Dependence › drug NEC › cannabis › in remission (on) (syndrome)
  • Disorder › cannabis use › moderate or severe › in remission (of)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F12.21.

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

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F12.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with F12.21 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F12.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F12.21 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 F12.2

The conditions below are not part of F12.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F12.21 and the excluded code may both be reported.

How long has F12.21 existed?

F12.21 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 F12.21?

What other codes are in the F12.2 family? (6)