Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for tobacco abuse includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Tobacco Abuse
Use ICD-10 code F17.210 for nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Tobacco abuse counseling
Use when counseling is provided for tobacco cessation.
The ICD-10 code for tobacco abuse is primarily F17.210 for uncomplicated nicotine dependence on cigarettes. For counseling, use Z71.6.
Use F17.218 for nicotine dependence with complications such as COPD exacerbation. Ensure documentation links the disorder to nicotine use.