F17.298 ICD-10-CM Code: Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, 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)
F17.298
Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceNicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders
A person is dependent on a tobacco product other than cigarettes or chewing tobacco and has nicotine-related health problems besides withdrawal.
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 F17.298. 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 F17.298 an HCC code?
No. F17.298 is a billable ICD-10-CM code with no mapping under the current CMS-HCC V28 community payment model, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models.
- Code
- F17.298
- Description
- Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- Yes
- Payment year
- 2026
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What This Code Means
F17.298 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disorders. A person is dependent on a tobacco product other than cigarettes or chewing tobacco and has nicotine-related health problems besides withdrawal. F17.298 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).
F17.298 is a billable ICD-10-CM code, but no current CMS-HCC V28 community payment mapping is shown, 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.
Identify and document the specific nicotine-induced disorder (anxiety, insomnia, etc.) to support medical necessity.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for F17.298 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Coding Tips
- •Identify and document the specific nicotine-induced disorder (anxiety, insomnia, etc.) to support medical necessity
- •Ensure the documented disorder is directly attributable to the tobacco product use