F19.939 — Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified with withdrawal, unspecified
Is F19.939 billable?
Yes, but F19.939 is an unspecified code. F19.939 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F19.939 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 F19.939 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
F19.939 at a glance
| Code | F19.939 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified with withdrawal, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F19.939 group to?
F19.939 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, F19.939 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F19.939 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F19.939. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Abstinence symptoms, syndrome › psychoactive NEC
- Use › psychoactive drug NEC › with › withdrawal (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F19.9
The conditions below can never be reported together with F19.939 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F19.93
The conditions below can never be reported together with F19.939 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 psychoactive substance use, unspecified with intoxication (F19.92-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F19.939, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F19.939 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F19.939 existed?
F19.939 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.