2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F14.9

Cocaine use, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Code:
F14.9
ICD-10 Code for:
Cocaine use, unspecified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Mental and behavioural disorders
    (F01–F99)
    • Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use
      (F10-F19)
      • Cocaine related disorders
        (F14)

F14.9 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of cocaine use, unspecified. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like F14.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Cocaine use, unspecified

Non-specific codes like F14.9 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for cocaine use, unspecified:

  • Use F14.90 for Cocaine use, unspecified, uncomplicated - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.91 for Cocaine use, unspecified, in remission - BILLABLE CODE

  • F14.92 for Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.920 for Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication, uncomplicated - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.921 for Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication delirium - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.922 for Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication with perceptual disturbance - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.929 for Cocaine use, unspecified with intoxication, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.93 for Cocaine use, unspecified with withdrawal - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.94 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced mood disorder - BILLABLE CODE

  • F14.95 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced psychotic disorder - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.950 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced psychotic disorder with delusions - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.951 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinations - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.959 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced psychotic disorder, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • F14.98 for Cocaine use, unspecified with other specified cocaine-induced disorder - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.980 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced anxiety disorder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.981 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced sexual dysfunction - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.982 for Cocaine use, unspecified with cocaine-induced sleep disorder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.988 for Cocaine use, unspecified with other cocaine-induced disorder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use F14.99 for Cocaine use, unspecified with unspecified cocaine-induced disorder - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

Patient Education


Cocaine

Cocaine is a white powder. It can be snorted up the nose or mixed with water and injected with a needle. Cocaine can also be made into small white rocks, called crack. Crack is smoked in a small glass pipe.

Cocaine speeds up your whole body. You may feel full of energy, happy, and excited. But then your mood can change. You can become angry, nervous, and afraid that someone's out to get you. You might do things that make no sense. After the "high" of the cocaine wears off, you can "crash" and feel tired and sad for days. You also get a strong craving to take the drug again to try to feel better.

No matter how cocaine is taken, it is dangerous. Some of the most common serious problems include heart attack and stroke. You are also at risk for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, from sharing needles or having unsafe sex. Cocaine is more dangerous when combined with other drugs or alcohol.

It is easy to lose control over cocaine use and become addicted. Then, even if you get treatment, it can be hard to stay off the drug. People who stopped using cocaine can still feel strong cravings for the drug, sometimes even years later.

NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.