F10.1Alcohol abuse

F10.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for alcohol abuse. It belongs to category F10 (alcohol related disorders), block F10-F19 (mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use) and chapter 5 (mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 8 subcodes must be used instead.

Within F10 (alcohol related disorders), F10.1 is specifically for alcohol abuse. Related codes cover dependence (F10.2) and use, unspecified (F10.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F10.10 (uncomplicated), F10.11 (in remission), F10.12 (with intoxication), F10.13 (with withdrawal), F10.14 (with alcohol-induced mood disorder), F10.15 (with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder), F10.18 (with other alcohol-induced disorders) and F10.19 (with unspecified alcohol-induced disorder).

Don't report F10.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: alcohol dependence (F10.2-) and alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-).

Use an additional code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.