F14.93 — Cocaine use, unspecified with withdrawal

BillableUnspecifiedCC

Is F14.93 billable?

Yes, but F14.93 is an unspecified code. F14.93 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F14.93 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 F14.93 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.

More specific alternatives

F14.93 at a glance

Code	F14.93
Description	Cocaine use, unspecified with withdrawal
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F14.93 group to?

F14.93 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, F14.93 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is F14.93 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F14.93. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Use › cocaine › with › withdrawal (of)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F14.9

The conditions below can never be reported together with F14.93 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

cocaine abuse (F14.1-)
cocaine dependence (F14.2-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F14.93, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F14.93 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 F14.93, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F14.93 and the excluded code may both be reported.

other stimulant-related disorders (F15.-)

How long has F14.93 existed?

F14.93 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.