F19.96
BillableOther psychoactive substance use, unspecified with psychoactive substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 135 — Drug/Alcohol Psychosis
0.000V24HCC 54 — Drug/Alcohol Psychosis
0.434ESRDHCC 54 — Drug/Alcohol Psychosis
0.000What This Code Means
A long-lasting memory disorder where someone has difficulty forming or recalling new memories as a lasting effect of psychoactive substance use.
Coding Tips
- •This code indicates a persisting condition that continues even after substance use stops
- •Document the severity and functional impact of the memory impairment
Clinical Significance
Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified with substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder represents a permanent or long-lasting memory impairment caused by substance use that continues even after the substance is discontinued. This is a serious neurological consequence of substance abuse, analogous to Korsakoff syndrome seen with alcohol. The 'persisting' designation indicates this is not a transient effect but a lasting cognitive deficit requiring ongoing care.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Documentation of current or historical psychoactive substance use
- ✓Neuropsychological assessment or cognitive testing demonstrating memory impairment
- ✓Provider determination that amnestic disorder is substance-induced and persisting beyond active use
- ✓Description of specific memory deficits (anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia, confabulation)
- ✓Functional impact assessment on activities of daily living
- ✓Neuroimaging findings if available (brain atrophy, white matter changes)
Commonly Confused Codes
F10.96 — ALCOHOL-induced persisting amnestic disorder (Korsakoff syndrome); use when alcohol is the specific substanceF19.97 — Substance-induced persisting DEMENTIA is broader cognitive decline, not limited to memoryR41.3 — Other amnesia is a symptom code; use F19.96 when the substance-induced etiology is establishedF04 — Amnestic disorder due to known physiological condition; use for non-substance causesG31.2 — Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol; different classification for neurological damage
Code Hierarchy
└F19Other psychoactive substance related disorders└F19.9Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified└F19.96Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified with psychoactive substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder
└F19.96Other psychoactive substance use, unspecified with psychoactive substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder