ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
F10.20Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated
F10.20 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for alcohol dependence, uncomplicated. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.
Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Alcohol use disorder, ICD-10 code for Dipsomania.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About F10.20
F10.20 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for alcohol dependence, uncomplicated. 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 billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Within F10.2 (alcohol dependence), F10.20 is specifically for alcohol dependence, uncomplicated. Related codes cover in remission (F10.21), with intoxication (F10.22), with withdrawal (F10.23), with alcohol-induced mood disorder (F10.24), with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder (F10.25), with alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder (F10.26), with alcohol-induced persisting dementia (F10.27), with other alcohol-induced disorders (F10.28) and 1 more.
Use an additional code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-).
It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.
In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 894 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left AMA, relative weight 0.6275), DRG 895 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy, relative weight 1.4266), DRG 896 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with MCC, relative weight 1.6617) and DRG 897 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without MCC, relative weight 0.8584), in MDC 20 (Alcohol/Drug Use and Alcohol/Drug Induced Organic Mental Disorders), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 303.90 (other and unspecified alcohol dependence, unspecified), 303.91 (other and unspecified alcohol dependence, continuous) and 303.92 (other and unspecified alcohol dependence, episodic).
Coding notes
- Alcohol use disorder, moderate
- Alcohol use disorder, severe
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to F10.20.
› From F10.2 Alcohol dependence
› From F10 Alcohol related disorders
- code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alphabetic index entries
14 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to F10.20.
- Addiction › alcohol, alcoholic (ethyl) (methyl) (wood) (without remission)
- Addiction › ethyl alcohol (without remission)
- Addiction › methyl alcohol (without remission)
- Addiction › methylated spirit (without remission)
- Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › addiction (without remission)
- Alcoholism (chronic) (without remission)
- Dependence (on) (syndrome) › alcohol (ethyl) (methyl) (without remission)
- Dependence (on) (syndrome) › ethyl › alcohol (without remission)
- Dependence (on) (syndrome) › methyl › alcohol (without remission)
- Dipsomania
- Disorder (of) › alcohol use › moderate or severe
- Drinking (alcohol) › excessive, to excess NEC (without dependence) › habitual (continual) (without remission)
- Drunkenness (without dependence) › chronic (without remission)
- Excess, excessive, excessively › drinking (alcohol) NEC (without dependence) › habitual (continual) (without remission)
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.
MDC 20 · Alcohol/Drug Use and Alcohol/Drug Induced Organic Mental Disorders
- 894Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left AMARW 0.6275
- 895Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation TherapyRW 1.4266
- 896Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with MCCRW 1.6617
- 897Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without MCCRW 0.8584
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 303.90Other and unspecified alcohol dependence, unspecifiedapproximate
- 303.91Other and unspecified alcohol dependence, continuousapproximate
- 303.92Other and unspecified alcohol dependence, episodicapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about F10.20
Is F10.20 billable?
- Yes. F10.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Can F10.20 be used as a principal diagnosis?
- Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict F10.20 as a principal diagnosis.
Is F10.20 a CC or MCC?
- No. F10.20 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does F10.20 group to?
- F10.20 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 894 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence, Left AMA), MS-DRG 895 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy), MS-DRG 896 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy with MCC) and MS-DRG 897 (Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without MCC). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.
What is the ICD-9 code for F10.20?
- The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map F10.20 to ICD-9-CM 303.90, 303.91 and 303.92.