F17.229 — Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders
Is F17.229 billable?
Yes, but F17.229 is an unspecified code. F17.229 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F17.229 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 F17.229 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
F17.229 at a glance
| Code | F17.229 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F17.229 group to?
F17.229 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
How is F17.229 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F17.229. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Dependence › drug NEC › nicotine › chewing tobacco › with disorder (on) (syndrome)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F17
The conditions below can never be reported together with F17.229 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 F17.229, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17.229 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 F17.229, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F17.229 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has F17.229 existed?
F17.229 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.