October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

F17 Nicotine dependence

All 20 codes in the F17 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

20

Can lead a claim

20

Cannot lead a claim

0

What CMS assigns to F17

All 20 codes group to Behavioral Health. None of the 20 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.

Every code in F17

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
F17.2 Nicotine dependence
F17.20 Nicotine dependence, unspecified
F17.200Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicatedCan lead a claimFNone
F17.201Nicotine dependence, unspecified, in remissionCan lead a claimFNone
F17.203Nicotine dependence unspecified, with withdrawalCan lead a claimFNone
F17.208Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with other nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, unsp, w oth nicotine-induced disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.209Nicotine dependence, unspecified, with unspecified nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, unsp, w unsp nicotine-induced disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.21 Nicotine dependence, cigarettes
F17.210Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicatedCan lead a claimFNone
F17.211Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remissionCan lead a claimFNone
F17.213Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with withdrawalCan lead a claimFNone
F17.218Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, w oth disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.219Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, w unsp disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.22 Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco
F17.220Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, uncomplicatedCan lead a claimFNone
F17.221Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, in remissionCan lead a claimFNone
F17.223Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with withdrawalCan lead a claimFNone
F17.228Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with other nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, w oth disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.229Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, with unspecified nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, chewing tobacco, w unsp disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.29 Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product
F17.290Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, uncomplicatedCan lead a claimFNone
F17.291Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, in remissionCan lead a claimFNone
F17.293Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with withdrawalCan lead a claimFNone
F17.298Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with other nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, oth tobacco product, w oth disordersCan lead a claimFNone
F17.299Nicotine dependence, other tobacco product, with unspecified nicotine-induced disordersCMS: Nicotine dependence, oth tobacco product, w unsp disordersCan lead a claimFNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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