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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

F17Nicotine dependence

Not billable — use a more specific code

F17 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 1 more specific codes beneath it.

Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS, effective October 1, 2026. Updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About F17

F17 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nicotine dependence. It belongs to 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 1 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F17.2 (dependence).

Don't report F17 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) and tobacco use NOS (Z72.0).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of F17, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-) and toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-).

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

Specific codes under F17

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco use NOS (Z72.0)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-)
  • toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to F17.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders.

Codes whose notes reference F17

  • C00Use additional code
  • C01Use additional code
  • C02Use additional code
  • C03Use additional code
  • C04Use additional code
  • C05Use additional code
  • C06Use additional code
  • C07Use additional code
  • C08Use additional code
  • C09Use additional code
  • C10Use additional code
  • C11Use additional code
  • C12Use additional code
  • C13Use additional code
  • C14Use additional code
  • C32Use additional code
  • C33Use additional code
  • C34Use additional code
  • C39Use additional code
  • D00.0Use additional code
  • D02Use additional code
  • G31.84Use additional code
  • H65Use additional code
  • H66Use additional code
  • I20Use additional code
  • I21Use additional code
  • I22Use additional code
  • I25Use additional code
  • I70Use additional code
  • J37Use additional code
  • J40Use additional code
  • J41Use additional code
  • J42Use additional code
  • J45Use additional code
  • J47Use additional code
  • J81Use additional code
  • J98Use additional code
  • K05Use additional code
  • K11Use additional code
  • K12Use additional code
  • K13Use additional code
  • K14Use additional code
  • K85.3Use additional code
  • O99.33Use additional code
  • T65.2Excludes2
  • Z71.6Use additional code
  • Z77.22Excludes1
  • Z85Use additional code

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about F17

Is F17 billable?

No. F17 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.