F55.2
Abuse of laxatives
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where F55.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- F55 Parent Abuse of non-psychoactive substances
- F55.2 This code Abuse of laxatives
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes2
abuse of psychoactive substances (F10-F19)
Inherited from F55 — Abuse of non-psychoactive substances
Version History
How F55.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAbuse of laxatives
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAbuse of laxatives
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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