F15.9 — Other stimulant use, unspecified

Not billable

Is F15.9 billable?

No — F15.9 is a non-billable header code. F15.9 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 16 billable codes beneath F15.9.

Billable codes under this header

F15.9 at a glance

Code	F15.9
Description	Other stimulant use, unspecified
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with F15.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

other stimulant abuse (F15.1-)
other stimulant dependence (F15.2-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F15.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F15.9 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 F15

The conditions below are not part of F15.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F15.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

cocaine-related disorders (F14.-)

What codes fall under F15.9? (8)

How long has F15.9 existed?

F15.9 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.