DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria summary
Opioid Use Disorder requires a problematic pattern of opioid use leading to clinically significant impairment, with at least 2 of 11 criteria within a 12-month period:
- Opioids taken in larger amounts or longer than intended.
- Persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down.
- Significant time spent obtaining, using, or recovering.
- Craving for opioids.
- Recurrent use causing failure to fulfill role obligations.
- Continued use despite social/interpersonal problems.
- Important activities given up or reduced.
- Recurrent use in physically hazardous situations.
- Continued use despite knowledge of physical/psychological problems.
- Tolerance (excludes opioids taken under appropriate medical supervision).
- Withdrawal (excludes opioids taken under appropriate medical supervision).
Severity: Mild (2–3 criteria), Moderate (4–5 criteria), Severe (6+ criteria). The fourth-character codes specify state: F11.10 mild uncomplicated, F11.20 moderate-severe uncomplicated, F11.21 in remission, F11.22 with intoxication, F11.23 with withdrawal, F11.24 with mood disorder, F11.25 with psychotic features.
Source: American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), p. 583–589.
Differential diagnosis
- F11.10 OUD, Mild, meeting 2–3 criteria; severity downstream affects ICD code selection.
- F11.21 OUD, In Remission, none of the criteria except craving have been met for ≥3 months.
- F11.23 Opioid Withdrawal, autonomic symptoms (dilated pupils, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, yawning), gastrointestinal symptoms, restlessness, muscle aches within hours-to-days of cessation.
- Other Substance Use Disorders, particularly co-occurring alcohol (F10.20), benzodiazepine (F13.20), and stimulant (F14.20) use; coded separately and increase overdose risk.
- Chronic pain conditions, when long-term opioid therapy is medically supervised, tolerance/withdrawal alone do NOT meet OUD criteria.
Common comorbidities
Opioid Use Disorder has very high lifetime psychiatric comorbidity. Common co-occurring conditions: Major Depressive Disorder (F33, F32), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (F41.1), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (F43.10), other Substance Use Disorders (F10–F19), and chronic pain conditions. Co-administer PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, and AUDIT alongside the DAST-10 or TAPS.
Sources
- American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), F11.20, p. 583–589.
- Skinner, H. A. (1982). The Drug Abuse Screening Test. Addictive Behaviors, 7(4), 363–371.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines.