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There are now 25 new ICD-10 codes for substance use disorders (SUD) which all LCSWs who work with patients diagnosed with these disorders should know.

They are:

• F10.13 Alcohol abuse, with withdrawal
• F10.130  Alcohol abuse with withdrawal, uncomplicated
• F10.131 Alcohol abuse with withdrawal delirium
• F10.132 Alcohol abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance
• F10.139 Alcohol abuse with withdrawal, unspecified
• F10.93 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal
• F10.930 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal, uncomplicated
• F10.931 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal delirium
• F10.932 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance
• F10.939 Alcohol use, unspecified with withdrawal, unspecified
• F11.13 Opioid abuse with withdrawal
• F12.13 Cannabis abuse with withdrawal
• F13.13 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal
• F13.130 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal, uncomplicated
• F13.131 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal delirium
• F13.132 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance
• F13.139 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse with withdrawal, unspecified
• F14.13 Cocaine abuse, unspecified with withdrawal
• F14.93 Cocaine use, unspecified with withdrawal
• F15.13 Other stimulant abuse with withdrawal
• F19.13 Other psychoactive substance abuse with withdrawal
• F19.130 Other psychoactive substance abuse with withdrawal, uncomplicated
• F19.131 Other psychoactive substance abuse with withdrawal delirium
• F19.132 Other psychoactive substance abuse with withdrawal with perceptual disturbance
• F19.139 Other psychoactive substance abuse with withdrawal, unspecified

Be sure to use these codes in addition to the mental health disorder codes that we commonly use for anxiety, depression and other conditions.

HEADS UP for the Physician Fee Schedule!  We have been waiting for this rule since last summer.  It should be coming out any day now.  I plan to answer any questions you have about it at the online Town Hall next Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 5 pm EST.  Register at the CSWA website (www.clinicalsocialworkassociation.org) , Hope to see you then.

LWG