F17 Nicotine dependence

Category / Non-billable header 25 subcodes

Block: Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • tobacco use NOS (Z72.0)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-)
  • toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
F17..2 Nicotine dependence No
F17..20 Nicotine dependence, unspecified No
F17..200 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated Yes
F17..201 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remission Yes
F17..203 Nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawal Yes
F17..208 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..209 Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..21 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes No
F17..210 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated Yes
F17..211 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission Yes
F17..213 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawal Yes
F17..218 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..219 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..22 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco No
F17..220 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicated Yes
F17..221 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remission Yes
F17..223 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with withdrawal Yes
F17..228 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with other nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..229 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..29 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product No
F17..290 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicated Yes
F17..291 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remission Yes
F17..293 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with withdrawal Yes
F17..298 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders Yes
F17..299 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026