F10.2
Header — not billableAlcohol dependence
The ICD-10 code for alcohol dependence is F10.2.
F10.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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).
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)
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 F10.2
- F10.20Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated
- F10.21Alcohol dependence, in remission
- F10.22Alcohol dependence with intoxicationnon-billable header
- F10.23Alcohol dependence with withdrawalnon-billable header
- F10.24Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.25Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced psychotic disordernon-billable header
- F10.26Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder
- F10.27Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
- F10.28Alcohol dependence with other alcohol-induced disordersnon-billable header
- F10.29Alcohol dependence with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
Related codes in this category
- F10.1Alcohol abusenon-billable header
- F10.9Alcohol use, unspecifiednon-billable header
- F10.2Alcohol dependencenon-billable header