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ICD-10-CM Code for Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated F10.20

ICD-10 code F10.20 for Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

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Official Long Descriptor

Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated
Alcohol use disorder, moderate
Alcohol use disorder, severe

F10.2

Excludes1: alcohol abuse (F10.1-)
alcohol use, unspecified (F10.9-)

Excludes2: toxic effect of alcohol (T51.0-)

F10

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

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Criteria for Inpatient/Outpatient facilities
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CPT codes for inpatient substance abuse MAT treatment, mostly with suboxone and subutex.
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Alcohol Use
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How do you bill for drug screens sent to outstide lab?
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dietitian billing: Hi i need help with some dietitian billing. any experts? what are the proper cpt codes for billing a dietitian visit?
Hi Dravekar :) Amanda is right your diet gurus cannot bill CPT 99202-99215 unless a clinician such as MD DO NP or PA. Dieticians not allowed to use those codes. CPT 99402, 97802 can be used and 98960... [ Read More ]
Urine Drug Screen
Hi Here is more data ... Drug Screening [B]urine [/B]CPT 82565 84600 dx R82.79 F12, F19, F10, Z01.89 ,Z04.89 per provider s documentation or lab results Drug Screening[B] blood[/B] CPT 82565 84600 ... [ Read More ]
Urine Drug Screen
Hi There :) Urine drug screen can be linked to dx R80-R82.5 and R82 with Z01.89 or Z04.89 or Z13.9 or Z13. 39 . Dx R82 can be used if discovered abnormal crap in urine. Also dx R78 for blood testi... [ Read More ]
Substance Dependence Code Capture
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Getting back into coding full time
Hi Kconjon Welcome back! I love medical coding & abstraction. You may start out with outpatient coding while learning the tips for specific coding like clinic, office and other outpatient codes. Inpa... [ Read More ]
Alcohol Use in Pregnancy without Abuse/Dependence/Acute Intoxication
Our providers tend to use the code O99.31- (alcohol use affecting pregnancy) whenever a patient reports having a few drinks during this pregnancy, even if it's just one drink. This O code requires a s... [ Read More ]
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