F10.9
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAlcohol use, unspecified
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Alcohol use, unspecified
F10.9 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- alcohol abuse (F10.1-)
- alcohol dependence (F10.2-)
More specific codes under F10.9
- F10.90Alcohol use, unspecified, uncomplicated
- F10.91Alcohol use, unspecified, in remission
- F10.92Alcohol use, unspecified with intoxicationcategory
- F10.93Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawalcategory
- F10.94Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced mood disorder
- F10.95Alcohol use, unsp with alcohol-induced psychotic disordercategory
- F10.96Alcohol use, unsp w alcoh-induce persist amnestic disorder
- F10.97Alcohol use, unsp with alcohol-induced persisting dementia
- F10.98Alcohol use, unsp with other alcohol-induced disorderscategory
- F10.99Alcohol use, unsp with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
Related codes in F10
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- F10
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.