F55

Non-Billable

ChapterF01–F99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Abuse of non-psychoactive substances

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99).

CH5 Parent Instructions

Includes

disorders of psychological development

Excludes2(Not included here)

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

abuse of psychoactive substances (F10-F19)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

F50-F59Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)

F55Abuse of non-psychoactive substances

F55.0Abuse of antacids

F55.1Abuse of herbal or folk remedies

F55.2Abuse of laxatives

F55.3Abuse of steroids or hormones

F55.4Abuse of vitamins

F55.8Abuse of other non-psychoactive substances

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F55:

chapterCH5

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to F55. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Abuse22 unique routes

analgesics (non-prescribed) (over the counter)→F55

antacids→F55

drug NEC (non-dependent)(7 variants)

analgesics (non-prescribed) (over the counter)→F55

antacids→F55

herbal or folk remedies→F55

hormones→F55

laxatives→F55

steroids→F55

vitamins→F55

herbal or folk remedies→F55

hormones→F55

laxatives→F55

non-psychoactive substance NEC→F55(8 variants)

antacids→F55

folk remedies→F55

herbal remedies→F55

hormones→F55

laxatives→F55

steroids→F55

vitamins→F55

steroids→F55

vitamins→F55

Dependence (on) (syndrome)1 unique routes

analgesic NEC→F55

Habit, habituation1 unique routes

laxative→F55

Laxative habit1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F55

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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