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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

F17.2Nicotine dependence

Not billable — use a more specific code

F17.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

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 F17.2

F17.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nicotine dependence. It belongs to category F17 (nicotine dependence), 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F17.20 (unspecified), F17.21 (cigarettes), F17.22 (chewing tobacco) and F17.29 (other tobacco product).

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 F17.2

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to F17.2.

› From F17 Nicotine dependence
Excludes1
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco use NOS (Z72.0)
Excludes2
  • tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-)
  • toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-)

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

Codes whose notes reference F17.2

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 F17.2

Is F17.2 billable?

No. F17.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.