Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM F10.988 is the diagnosis code for Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorder. This code falls under the section "Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use" within Chapter 5 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
Understanding where F10.988 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, F10.988 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
F10.988 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorder". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of F10.988 is F10.98 ("Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorders"). F10.988 provides a more specific classification within this category.
F10.988 is located in Section F10-F19 — "Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use" within Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use F10.988 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorder" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Alcohol use, unspecified with other alcohol-induced disorder is F10.988.
Yes, F10.988 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
F10.988 is in Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Yes, F10.988 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.