F17 — Nicotine dependence
Is F17 billable?
No — F17 is a non-billable header code. F17 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 20 billable codes beneath F17.
Billable codes under this header
- F17.200Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated
- F17.201Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remission
- F17.203Nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawal
- F17.208Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.209Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.210Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
- F17.211Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission
- F17.213Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal
- F17.218Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.219Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.220Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated
- F17.221Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission
- F17.223Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with withdrawal
- F17.228Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.229Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.290Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicated
- F17.291Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission
- F17.293Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with withdrawal
- F17.298Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- F17.299Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
F17 at a glance
| Code | F17 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nicotine dependence |
| 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 F17 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
The conditions below are not part of F17, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F17, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
What codes fall under F17? (1)
How long has F17 existed?
F17 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.
Which codes are confused with F17?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F17 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.