F15.1
Header — not billableOther stimulant abuse
The ICD-10 code for other stimulant abuse is F15.1.
F15.1 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 F15.1
- F15.10Other stimulant abuse, uncomplicated
- F15.11Other stimulant abuse, in remission
- F15.12Other stimulant abuse with intoxicationnon-billable header
- F15.13Other stimulant abuse with withdrawal
- F15.14Other stimulant abuse with stimulant-induced mood disorder
- F15.15Other stimulant abuse with stimulant-induced psychotic disordernon-billable header
- F15.18Other stimulant abuse with other stimulant-induced disordernon-billable header
- F15.19Other stimulant abuse with unspecified stimulant-induced disorder
Related codes in this category
- F15.2Other stimulant dependencenon-billable header
- F15.9Other stimulant use, unspecifiednon-billable header
- F15.1Other stimulant abusenon-billable header