F17.22
Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
F17code
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 1
F01-F99chapter
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 1 filed at F17.2
The index files this at F17.2. The tabular
extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries
lead to the family rather than to F17.22 exactly.
- Syndrome — see also Disease
- dependence — see F10-F19 with fourth character .2
Alongside this code 3 same parent — F17.2
Subordinate codes 5
F17.220 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated F17.221 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission F17.223 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with withdrawal F17.228 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, w oth disorders F17.229 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, w unsp disorders
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.