F13.139 — Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal, unspecified
Is F13.139 billable?
Yes, but F13.139 is an unspecified code. F13.139 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F13.139 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting F13.139 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
F13.139 at a glance
| Code | F13.139 |
|---|---|
| Description | Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F13.139 group to?
F13.139 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, F13.139 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F13.139 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F13.139. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Abuse › drug NEC › sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic › with › withdrawal
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F13.1
The conditions below can never be reported together with F13.139 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 F13.139, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F13.139 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F13.139 existed?
F13.139 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.