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F16.980 ICD-10-CM Code: Hallucinogen use, unspecified with hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder

F16.980 maps to CMS-HCC V28 137. A source-labeled RAF reference is available. Confirm the documented diagnosis and applicable coding requirements. MEAT criteria · RAF Calculator · free HCC coding tools

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FY 2026 Apr update / Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99) / Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

F16.980

Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Hallucinogen use, unspecified with hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder

A person uses hallucinogenic drugs and develops anxiety symptoms caused by the hallucinogen use.

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Buddy Insight

Hallucinogen use (unspecified) with induced anxiety disorder captures patients whose hallucinogen use has triggered clinically significant anxiety symptoms.

CMS-HCC V28

HCC 137

Coefficient HCC 137: 0.424 (Community Non-Dual Aged (CNA))

CMS-HCC V24

Historical

Historical

Not used for CY2026 payment

ACA/HHS

HCC 082

Code-level coefficient reference

ESRD/PACE

HCC 55

Code-level coefficient reference

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official
  • Other hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder, without use disorder
  • Phencyclidine induced anxiety disorder, without use disorder

Excludes 2

Official
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)Inherited from F01-F99

Includes

Official
  • disorders of psychological developmentInherited from F01-F99, F16
  • ecstasyInherited from F01-F99, F16
  • PCPInherited from F01-F99, F16
  • phencyclidineInherited from F01-F99, F16

Excludes 1

Official
  • hallucinogen abuse (F16.1-)Inherited from F16.9
  • hallucinogen dependence (F16.2-)Inherited from F16.9

Code First

Official

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Use Additional

Official

No Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for F16.980. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Code Also

Official

No Code Also instructions are included in this display for F16.980. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Buddy Documentation Tip

HCC Buddy guidance
Documentation of hallucinogen use
Specific anxiety symptoms documented
Provider statement linking anxiety to hallucinogen use
Temporal relationship between use and anxiety onset

MEAT Support

HCC Buddy guidance
Documentation of hallucinogen use
Specific anxiety symptoms documented
Provider statement linking anxiety to hallucinogen use
Temporal relationship between use and anxiety onset

Audit Caution

HCC Buddy guidance
Coding primary anxiety disorder instead of substance-induced anxiety
Not establishing the causal link between hallucinogen use and anxiety
Failing to query for abuse vs dependence to achieve more specific coding
Confusing anxiety with panic from acute intoxication (which would be an intoxication code)

Common Mistakes

HCC Buddy guidance
F16.180 — Hallucinogen abuse with induced anxiety; preferred when abuse is documented
F16.280 — Hallucinogen dependence with induced anxiety; preferred when dependence is documented
F41.9 — Anxiety disorder, unspecified; use for primary anxiety not substance-induced
F16.94 — Hallucinogen use with induced mood disorder; mood and anxiety are different categories

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Is F16.980 an HCC code?

Yes. F16.980 (Hallucinogen use, unspecified with hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder) maps to HCC 137, Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model, with a source-labeled community non-dual aged reference coefficient of 0.424. Source-labeled code-level coefficients are references, not member totals. Actual contribution depends on complete member context, hierarchy and cleanup rules, interactions, and model year. HCC Buddy's RAF Calculator supports CMS-HCC V28 PY2026 and shows no score unless every required source and calculation check passes. It is billable for payment year 2026.

Coder answer: F16.980 is billable and maps to V28 HCC 137, Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications. Open it in the Code Book for the tabular path, RAF, and MEAT checklist.

Code
F16.980
Description
Hallucinogen use, unspecified with hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder
HCC (V28)
HCC 137 — Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications
RAF reference coefficient
0.424
Billable
Yes
Payment year
2026

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 137, Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications
0.424
ESRDHCC 55, Substance Use Disorder/Moderate/Severe/Substance Use with Complications
Not separately weighted

These are source-labeled model coefficients, not member totals. A category may still be removed by hierarchy or model cleanup rules. Weights are not directly comparable across models: CMS-HCC V28 and V24 use Community, Non-Dual, Aged; ESRD uses the dialysis continuing-enrollee model; RxHCC is the Part D continuing-enrollee, non-low-income, aged weight (a larger scale than CMS-HCC). ACA/HHS has no single weight — it varies by metal level. Actual per-patient RAF contribution depends on member context, hierarchy and cleanup rules, interactions, and the model year used by the payer. V28 is the CMS-HCC model phased in over payment years 2024–2026; V24 remains available for historical review.

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MEAT review for F16.980

For F16.980, confirm that the documentation supports the diagnosis and meets the applicable coding, encounter, program and payer requirements. MEAT (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat) is a review mnemonic, not a universal CMS coding rule.

  • MMonitor: signs, symptoms, disease progression, or lab trending documented in the note
  • EEvaluate: test results, medication response, or physical findings reviewed by the provider
  • AAssess: explicit mention in the assessment or plan with acknowledgment of status
  • TTreat: medication, referral, procedure, therapy, or counseling tied to the diagnosis

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What This Code Means

F16.980 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hallucinogen use, unspecified with hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder. A person uses hallucinogenic drugs and develops anxiety symptoms caused by the hallucinogen use. F16.980 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders (f01-f99), within the section covering mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (f10-f19).

Under the CMS-HCC V28 risk adjustment model, F16.980 maps to Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications (HCC 137) with a source-labeled community, non-dual, aged reference coefficient of 0.424. For CY2026 non-PACE Medicare Advantage, CMS uses 100% of the 2024 CMS-HCC model (V28). PACE uses a separate model blend. Source-labeled code-level coefficients are references, not member totals. Actual contribution depends on complete member context, hierarchy and cleanup rules, interactions, and model year. HCC Buddy's RAF Calculator supports CMS-HCC V28 PY2026 and shows no score unless every required source and calculation check passes.

Document the specific anxiety symptoms and their temporal relationship to hallucinogen use. For F16.980, confirm that the documentation supports the diagnosis and meets the applicable coding, encounter, program and payer requirements. MEAT (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat) is a review mnemonic, not a universal CMS coding rule. When documentation is ambiguous, coders should issue a provider query rather than assume the highest-specificity variant.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for F16.980 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Coding Tips

  • Document the specific anxiety symptoms and their temporal relationship to hallucinogen use
  • Distinguish between hallucinogen-induced anxiety and primary anxiety disorders

Clinical Significance

Hallucinogen use (unspecified) with induced anxiety disorder captures patients whose hallucinogen use has triggered clinically significant anxiety symptoms. This may present as panic attacks, severe generalized anxiety, or phobic responses directly linked to the hallucinogen experience.

Documentation Requirements

  • Documentation of hallucinogen use
  • Specific anxiety symptoms documented
  • Provider statement linking anxiety to hallucinogen use
  • Temporal relationship between use and anxiety onset
  • Query for abuse vs dependence pattern
  • Differentiation from primary anxiety disorders

Commonly Confused Codes

  • F16.180: Hallucinogen abuse with induced anxiety; preferred when abuse is documented
  • F16.280: Hallucinogen dependence with induced anxiety; preferred when dependence is documented
  • F41.9: Anxiety disorder, unspecified; use for primary anxiety not substance-induced
  • F16.94: Hallucinogen use with induced mood disorder; mood and anxiety are different categories

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

Also searched as

  • F16 980
  • F16980

For F16.980, confirm that the documentation supports the diagnosis and meets the applicable coding, encounter, program and payer requirements. MEAT (Monitor, Evaluate, Assess, or Treat) is a review mnemonic, not a universal CMS coding rule.

F16.980 maps to CMS-HCC V28 category 137, Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications. See the ICD-10 to HCC mapping hub for how the V28 crosswalk works. The mapping identifies a payment HCC category for F16.980. Review its source-labeled HCC coefficient above, check the RAF Calculator with complete member context for CMS-HCC V28 PY2026, and confirm the documentation the chart needs before the code is submitted. HCC Buddy shows no RAF score unless every required source and calculation check passes.

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