F13.13 — Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal

Not billable

Is F13.13 billable?

No — F13.13 is a non-billable header code. F13.13 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 4 billable codes beneath F13.13.

Billable codes under this header

F13.13 at a glance

Code	F13.13
Description	Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F13.1

The conditions below can never be reported together with F13.13 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-related dependence (F13.2-)
sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use, unspecified (F13.9-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F13.13, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F13.13 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

What codes fall under F13.13? (4)

How long has F13.13 existed?

F13.13 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.