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Alcohol, tobacco and drug use in pregnancy
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.15.l
“A secondary code from category F10, Alcohol related disorders, should also be assigned to identify manifestations of the alcohol use.”
“A secondary code from category F17, Nicotine dependence, should also be assigned to identify the type of nicotine dependence.”
“Secondary code(s) from categories F11-F16 and F18-F19 should also be assigned to identify manifestations of the drug use.”
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