ICD-10-CM F17: Nicotine dependence

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F17

Nicotine dependence

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F17

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco use NOS (Z72.0)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-)
  • toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-)
Inclusion Terms
  • Tobacco use disorder, mild
  • Tobacco use disorder, moderate
  • Tobacco use disorder, severe
Inclusion Terms
  • Tobacco use disorder, mild, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, mild, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, moderate, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, severe, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, severe, in sustained remission
Inclusion Terms

Tobacco withdrawal

Inclusion Terms
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, mild, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, mild, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, moderate, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, severe, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, cigarettes, severe, in sustained remission
Inclusion Terms
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, mild, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, mild, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, moderate, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, severe, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, chewing tobacco, severe, in sustained remission
Inclusion Terms
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, mild, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, mild, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, moderate, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, moderate, in sustained remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, severe, in early remission
  • Tobacco use disorder, other tobacco product, severe, in sustained remission

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for F17):

F17.2 - Nicotine dependence F17.20 - Nicotine dependence, unspecified F17.200 - Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated F17.201 - Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remission F17.203 - Nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawal F17.208 - Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders F17.209 - Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders F17.21 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes F17.210 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated F17.211 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission F17.213 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal F17.218 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disorders F17.219 - Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders F17.22 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco F17.220 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated F17.221 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission F17.223 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with withdrawal F17.228 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with other nicotine-induced disorders F17.229 - Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders F17.29 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product F17.290 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicated F17.291 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission F17.293 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with withdrawal F17.298 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders F17.299 - Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders

About ICD-10-CM Code F17 (Nicotine dependence)

ICD-10-CM code F17 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM F17 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F17 - Nicotine dependence. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Nicotine dependence.