F17.213 — Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal
Is F17.213 billable?
Yes — F17.213 is billable for FY2027. F17.213 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F17.213 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F17.213 at a glance
| Code | F17.213 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F17.213 group to?
F17.213 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, F17.213 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F17.213 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F17.213. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Dependence › drug NEC › nicotine › cigarettes › with disorder › withdrawal (on) (syndrome)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F17
The conditions below can never be reported together with F17.213 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 F17.213, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17.213 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 F17
The conditions below are not part of F17.213, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17.213 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has F17.213 existed?
F17.213 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.