F17
Nicotine dependence
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This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
disorders of psychological development
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Official Guidelines for F17
FY 2026 ›Sections that reference F17
- I.C.15.l.2)Tobacco use during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumChapter 15
… A secondary code from category F17, Nicotine dependence, should also be assigned to identify the type of nicotine dependence.
- 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 F17, its F17 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.