R78.0

R78.0: Finding of alcohol in blood

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R78.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for finding of alcohol in blood. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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external cause code (Y90.-), for detail regarding alcohol level.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R78.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on R78: Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood

mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Excess, excessive, excessively›alcohol level in blood
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›alcohol in blood
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›in blood›alcohol(excessive level)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R78