F10.21
Alcohol dependence, in remission
HCC risk adjustment mapping
CMS-HCC V28
Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Alcohol Use with Specified Non-Psychotic Complications
CMS-HCC ESRD V24
Substance Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Substance Use with Complications
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in early remission Alcohol use disorder, moderate, in sustained remission Alcohol use disorder, severe, in early remission Alcohol use disorder, severe, in sustained remission
code for blood alcohol level, if applicable (Y90.-)
disorders of psychological development
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Official Guidelines for F10.21
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference F10.21
- I.B.14Documentation by Clinicians Other than the Patient's ProviderConventions & general rules
… the associated diagnosis (such as overweight, obesity, acute stroke, pressure ulcer, or a condition classifiable to category F10, Alcohol related disorders) must be documented by the patient’s provider. …
- I.C.5.b.3)Psychoactive Substance Use, Unspecified
As with all other unspecified diagnoses, the codes for unspecified psychoactive substance use (F10.9-, F11.9-, F12.9-, F13.9-, F14.9-, F15.9-, F16.9-, F18.9-, F19.9-) should only be assigned based on provider documentation and …
- I.C.5.b.4)Medical Conditions Due to Psychoactive Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence
… the appropriate code from subcategory K85.2, Alcohol induced acute pancreatitis, and the appropriate code from subcategory F10.2, such as code F10.20, Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated. …
- I.C.5.b.5)Blood Alcohol Level
… be assigned when this information is documented and the patient’s provider has documented a condition classifiable to category F10, Alcohol related disorders. …
- I.C.15.l.1)Alcohol use during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumChapter 15
… A secondary code from category F10, Alcohol related disorders, should also be assigned to identify manifestations of the alcohol use.
- I.C.5.b.1)In Remission
Selection of codes describing “in remission” for categories F10-F19, Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (categories F10-F19 with -.11, -.21, -.91) requires the …
Sections whose FY 2026 text names F10.21, its F10 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.
Find F10.21 in the alphabetic index
15 index paths lead to this code
- Addiction › alcohol, alcoholic › with remission
- Addiction › ethyl alcohol › with remission
- Addiction › methyl alcohol › with remission
- Addiction › methylated spirit › with remission
- Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › addiction › with remission
- Alcoholism › with › remission
- Dependence › alcohol › in remission
- Dipsomania › with › remission
- Drunkenness › chronic › with remission
- History › personal › alcohol dependence
- Dependence › alcohol › with › remission
- Dependence › ethyl › alcohol › with remission
- Dependence › methyl › alcohol › with remission
- Disorder › alcohol use › moderate or severe › in remission
- Drinking › excessive, to excess NEC › habitual › with remission