F18.980 — Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced anxiety disorder
Is F18.980 billable?
Yes, but F18.980 is an unspecified code. F18.980 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F18.980 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 F18.980 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
F18.980 at a glance
| Code | F18.980 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inhalant use, unspecified with inhalant-induced anxiety disorder |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F18.980 group to?
F18.980 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 F18.980 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F18.980. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Inhalant-induced › anxiety disorder
- Disorder › anxiety › due to › inhalant (of)
- Disorder › anxiety › due to › volatile solvents (of)
- Use › inhalants › with › anxiety disorder (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F18.9
The conditions below can never be reported together with F18.980 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 F18.980, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F18.980 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F18.980 existed?
F18.980 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.