F12.1
Header — not billableCannabis abuse
The ICD-10 code for cannabis abuse is F12.1.
F12.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under F12.1
- F12.10Cannabis abuse, uncomplicated
- F12.11Cannabis abuse, in remission
- F12.12Cannabis abuse with intoxicationnon-billable header
- F12.13Cannabis abuse with withdrawal
- F12.15Cannabis abuse with psychotic disordernon-billable header
- F12.18Cannabis abuse with other cannabis-induced disordernon-billable header
- F12.19Cannabis abuse with unspecified cannabis-induced disorder
Related codes in this category
- F12.2Cannabis dependencenon-billable header
- F12.9Cannabis use, unspecifiednon-billable header
- F12.1Cannabis abusenon-billable header