F15.122
BillableOther stimulant abuse with intoxication with perceptual disturbance
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 137 — Drug Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe
0.358V24HCC 55 — Drug/Alcohol Dependence
0.334ESRDHCC 55 — Drug/Alcohol Dependence
0.000What This Code Means
Misuse of stimulant drugs (like cocaine or amphetamines) causing intoxication with hallucinations or other sensory disturbances.
Coding Tips
- •Document the specific stimulant substance when possible (cocaine, amphetamine, etc.) for more precise coding
- •Verify that perceptual disturbances are present during the intoxication episode to distinguish from other intoxication codes
Clinical Significance
Other stimulant abuse with intoxication with perceptual disturbance captures sensory misperceptions occurring during intoxication with non-cocaine stimulants. Methamphetamine and amphetamine intoxication can produce visual hallucinations, tactile hallucinations (bugs crawling on skin), and paranoid ideation with perceptual components. These symptoms are common in methamphetamine users and represent an intermediate severity between uncomplicated intoxication and full psychotic disorder.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Provider documentation of stimulant abuse (not dependence)
- ✓Documentation of active intoxication
- ✓Specific description of perceptual disturbances (visual, tactile, auditory)
- ✓Identification of the specific stimulant when possible
- ✓Assessment distinguishing perceptual disturbance from delirium or psychosis
- ✓Documentation that disturbances are transient and related to intoxication
- ✓Vital signs and neurological assessment
Commonly Confused Codes
F15.120 — Other stimulant abuse with intoxication, uncomplicated: use when NO perceptual disturbances are presentF15.121 — Other stimulant abuse with intoxication delirium: use when delirium is the primary featureF15.150 — Other stimulant abuse with stimulant-induced psychotic disorder with delusions: use when symptoms meet full psychosis criteriaF14.122 — Cocaine abuse with intoxication with perceptual disturbance: use for cocaine-specific intoxicationF15.222 — Other stimulant dependence with intoxication with perceptual disturbance: use when the pattern is dependence
Code Hierarchy
└F15Other stimulant related disorders└F15.1Other stimulant abuse└F15.12Other stimulant abuse with intoxication└F15.122Other stimulant abuse with intoxication with perceptual disturbance
└F15.122Other stimulant abuse with intoxication with perceptual disturbance