F14.921 — Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication delirium
Is F14.921 billable?
Yes, but F14.921 is an unspecified code. F14.921 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F14.921 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 F14.921 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
F14.921 at a glance
| Code | F14.921 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication delirium |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F14.921 group to?
F14.921 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, F14.921 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F14.921 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F14.921. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Delirium, delirious › due to › cocaine intoxication (acute or subacute) (not alcohol- or drug-induced)
- Use › cocaine › with › intoxication › with › delirium (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F14.9
The conditions below can never be reported together with F14.921 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 F14.921, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F14.921 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 F14
The conditions below are not part of F14.921, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F14.921 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- other stimulant-related disorders (F15.-)
How long has F14.921 existed?
F14.921 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.