F17.210 ICD-10-CM Code: Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
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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)
F17.210
Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceNicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
A person who is dependent on nicotine from cigarettes but has no current complications or withdrawal symptoms.
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 F17.210. 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 F17.210 an HCC code?
No. F17.210 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
- F17.210
- Description
- Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated
- 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
F17.210 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated. A person who is dependent on nicotine from cigarettes but has no current complications or withdrawal symptoms. F17.210 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).
F17.210 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.
Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated. Provider documents ongoing cigarette smoking with dependence features, typically any regular current smoker meets the clinical criteria when the provider diagnoses nicotine dependence.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for F17.210 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Coding Tips
- •Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated. Provider documents ongoing cigarette smoking with dependence features, typically any regular current smoker meets the clinical criteria when the provider diagnoses nicotine dependence.
- •Do not confuse F17.210 with F17.211 (in remission). An active smoker does not qualify for 'in remission'. Also, Z72.0 (tobacco use) is a behavioral code used when dependence is not diagnosed, they are not interchangeable.