F17.208 ICD-10-CM Code: Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders
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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)
F17.208
Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceNicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders
A person dependent on nicotine from an unspecified tobacco source who is experiencing other health problems caused by nicotine use, such as sleep disturbances or mood changes.
CMS-HCC V28
N/A—
Not mapped
CMS-HCC V24
HistoricalHistorical
Not used for CY2026 payment
ACA/HHS
N/A—
Not mapped
ESRD/PACE
N/A—
Not mapped
RXHCC
N/A—
Not mapped
Code Book Path
Inclusion Terms
OfficialNo inclusion terms are included in this display for F17.208. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 2
Official- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)Inherited from F01-F99, F17
- tobacco use (smoking) during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O99.33-)Inherited from F01-F99, F17
- toxic effect of nicotine (T65.2-)Inherited from F01-F99, F17
Related Codes
Includes
Official- disorders of psychological developmentInherited from F01-F99
Excludes 1
Official- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Inherited from F17
- tobacco use NOS (Z72.0)Inherited from F17
Code First
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Use Additional
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Code Also
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Buddy Documentation Tip
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 F17.208 an HCC code?
No. F17.208 is a billable ICD-10-CM code with no mapping under the CMS-HCC V28 or V24 community payment models, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models.
- Code
- F17.208
- Description
- Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- Yes
- Payment year
- 2026
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This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
F17.208 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disorders. A person dependent on nicotine from an unspecified tobacco source who is experiencing other health problems caused by nicotine use, such as sleep disturbances or mood changes. F17.208 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).
F17.208 is a billable ICD-10-CM code, but the current payload does not show a mapping under the CMS-HCC V28 or V24 community payment models, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models. Do not assign risk adjustment value from this page when no source-backed mapping is shown; verify the applicable model and payment year.
Specify the nicotine-induced disorder in documentation (e.g., sleep disorder, anxiety disorder) when possible.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for F17.208 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Coding Tips
- •Specify the nicotine-induced disorder in documentation (e.g., sleep disorder, anxiety disorder) when possible
- •Use this code when the induced disorder is not withdrawal or the primary focus of treatment