F10.1
Header — not billableAlcohol abuse
The ICD-10 code for alcohol abuse is F10.1.
F10.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under F10.1
- F10.10Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated
- F10.11Alcohol abuse, in remission
- F10.12Alcohol abuse with intoxicationnon-billable header
- F10.13Alcohol abuse, with withdrawalnon-billable header
- F10.14Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.15Alcohol abuse with alcohol-induced psychotic disordernon-billable header
- F10.18Alcohol abuse with other alcohol-induced disordersnon-billable header
- F10.19Alcohol abuse with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
Related codes in this category
- F10.2Alcohol dependencenon-billable header
- F10.9Alcohol use, unspecifiednon-billable header
- F10.1Alcohol abusenon-billable header