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F10.21

Alcohol dependence, in remission

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
F10.2code
Excludes1
  • alcohol abuse (F10.1-)F10.1-
  • alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-)F10.9-
Excludes2
  • toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)T51.0-
F01-F99chapter
Excludes2
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)R00-R99

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 6
F10code
Use additional code
  • code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)Y90.-
F10.21code
Inclusion terms
  • Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in early remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, severe, in early remission
  • Alcohol use disorder, severe, in sustained remission
F01-F99chapter
Includes
  • disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 9
  • Addiction F19.20
    • alcohol, alcoholic (ethyl) (methyl) (wood) (without remission) F10.20
    • ethyl alcohol (without remission) F10.20
    • methyl alcohol (without remission) F10.20
    • methylated spirit (without remission) F10.20
  • Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced
    • addiction (without remission) F10.20
  • History
    • personal (of) — see also History, family (of)
  • Dependence (on) (syndrome) F19.20
    • alcohol (ethyl) (methyl) (without remission) F10.20
    • methyl
    • ethyl
  • Alcoholism (chronic) (without remission) F10.20
  • Disorder (of) — see also Disease
    • alcohol use
      • moderate or severe F10.20
        • in remission (early) (sustained) F10.21
  • Drunkenness (without dependence) F10.129
  • Dipsomania F10.20
  • Drinking (alcohol)
    • excessive, to excess NEC (without dependence) F10.10
      • habitual (continual) (without remission) F10.20
Alongside this code 9 same parent — F10.2
F10.20 Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated F10.22 Alcohol dependence with intoxication category F10.23 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal category F10.24 Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced mood disorder F10.25 Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder category F10.26 Alcohol depend w alcoh-induce persisting amnestic disorder F10.27 Alcohol dependence with alcohol-induced persisting dementia F10.28 Alcohol dependence with other alcohol-induced disorders category F10.29 Alcohol dependence with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC55 CMS28HCC139 ESRD21HCC55 ESRD24HCC55

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
F10.2
Block
F10-F19
Siblings
9

Present FY2024–FY2027.