F15.93

Billable

Other stimulant use, unspecified with withdrawal

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 137 — Drug Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe

0.358

V24HCC 55 — Drug/Alcohol Dependence

0.334

ESRDHCC 55 — Drug/Alcohol Dependence

0.000

What This Code Means

A condition where someone uses stimulant drugs (like cocaine or amphetamines) and experiences withdrawal symptoms when they stop using them.

Coding Tips

•This code indicates unspecified stimulant use with withdrawal; document specific withdrawal symptoms if available for more precise coding
•Withdrawal symptoms may include fatigue, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances

Clinical Significance

Other stimulant use, unspecified with withdrawal captures withdrawal symptoms in a patient whose stimulant use pattern is not characterized as abuse or dependence. Stimulant withdrawal presents with profound fatigue, depression, increased appetite, and hypersomnia, and may include significant suicidal ideation. This code flags both the withdrawal syndrome and the need for substance use pattern clarification.

Documentation Requirements

✓Documentation of stimulant use history
✓Withdrawal symptoms documented: dysphoria, fatigue, vivid dreams, sleep changes, psychomotor changes, increased appetite
✓Temporal relationship to cessation or reduction of stimulant use
✓Assessment of depression and suicide risk during withdrawal
✓Query to provider to clarify abuse vs. dependence status

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

other stimulant use, unspecified with intoxication (F15.92-)

Commonly Confused Codes

F15.23 — Stimulant dependence with withdrawal; use when dependence is documented F15.13 — Stimulant abuse with withdrawal; use when abuse is documented (note: not a valid code — stimulant abuse with withdrawal does not exist in ICD-10-CM)F15.920 — Stimulant use, unspecified with intoxication; opposite presentation F14.93 — Cocaine use, unspecified with withdrawal; use when cocaine is specifically identified

Code Hierarchy

└F15Other stimulant related disorders └F15.9Other stimulant use, unspecified └F15.93Other stimulant use, unspecified with withdrawal

└F15.93Other stimulant use, unspecified with withdrawal