icd-10 code for smoker is it dependence or just tobacco use?

by Dr. River Bartoletti 6 min read

They note that the term "smoker" in the ICD-10 alpha index directs you to " nicotine dependence", not to "tobacco use". This was reinforced in two test questions within the 3M Training which indicated documentation of "cigarette smoking" is coded as "nicotine dependence", even if the provider doesn't refer to it as such.

Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
F17. 210 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F17. 210 became effective on October 1, 2021.

Full Answer

What is the ICD 10 code for tobacco dependence?

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F17.200: Dependence (on) (syndrome) F19.20 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F19.20 Disorder (of) - see also Disease tobacco use moderate F17.200 Tabacism, tabacosis, tabagism - see also Poisoning, tobacco meaning dependence (without remission) F17.200

What is the ICD 10 definition of a smoker?

In ICD-10, the term, “smoker” directs you to “see dependence, drug, nicotine,” rather than “use.” Ultimately, you must read the documentation carefully to determine whether the physician has determined that the patient is nicotine-dependent.

What is the CPT code for daily tobacco use?

If a patient uses a tobacco/nicotine product everyday, they are dependent and therefore the F17 code category is used. Anybody have additional thoughts on this ? Thanks. BenCrocker, yes, I agree on your statement that if only Use is documented than code it as Z72.0

What is the ICD 10 code for smoking during pregnancy?

tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O99.33 Tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

What is the difference between tobacco use and dependence?

Physicians diagnose dependence based on specific criteria (see DSM-V). Dependence should be reported when that is the physician's documented diagnosis. Tobacco use would be reported when use is documented but not dependence.

How do you code a smoker in ICD-10?

KMA Resource Guide.ICD-10 Coding for Tobacco Use/Abuse/Dependence.Category F17.21 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with cigarettes.Category F17.22 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with chewing tobacco.Category F17.29 is used to identify nicotine.dependence with other tobacco products.

Is Nicotine dependence a diagnosis?

Nicotine Dependence is recognized as a medical condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association [1–3], and Tobacco Dependence is recognized in the International Classification of Diseases [4, 5].

What is the ICD-10 code for HX of smoker?

ICD-10 code Z87. 891 for Personal history of nicotine dependence is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

When do you code Nicotine dependence?

Nicotine dependence codes are further defined by whether the patient's dependence is uncomplicated, in remission, with withdrawal symptoms, or with other nicotine-induced disorders. Box 2 provides useful definitions on these subcategories of dependence.

What is the diagnosis code for Nicotine dependence?

ICD-10 code F17. 200 for Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

Is it tobacco use disorder or nicotine use disorder?

Nicotine addiction is now referred to as tobacco use disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).

What is the diagnosis for smoking?

Nicotine dependence must be routinely diagnosed and treated appropriately. Smokers are not a uniform group and they can be differentiated according to their level of dependence. One of the most important diagnostic tests is the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND)[12].

What does nicotine dependence mean?

Nicotine dependence occurs when you need nicotine and can't stop using it. Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco that makes it hard to quit. Nicotine produces pleasing effects in your brain, but these effects are temporary. So you reach for another cigarette. The more you smoke, the more nicotine you need to feel good.

What is considered former smoker?

Previously called a “regular smoker”. Former smoker: An adult who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime but who had quit smoking at the time of interview. Never smoker: An adult who has never smoked, or who has smoked less than 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime.

What ICD-10 code to use for smoking cessation?

F17. 211 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission.

What is the ICd 10 code for nicotine dependence?

Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal 1 F01-F99#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range F01-F99#N#Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders#N#Includes#N#disorders of psychological development#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00-R99)#N#Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders 2 F17#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F17#N#Nicotine dependence#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891)#N#tobacco use NOS ( Z72.0)#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O99.33-)#N#toxic effect of nicotine ( T65.2-)#N#Nicotine dependence

When will the ICD-10-CM F17.213 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F17.213 became effective on October 1, 2021.