R78.0 is the ICD-10 code for Finding of alcohol in blood. It is a four-character subcategory of R78 (Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R70–R79 (Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Coding notes
- Use additional external cause code (Y90), if desired, for detail regarding alcohol level.
R78.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R78.0Alkohol i blodet
R78.0Funn av alkohol i blod
DR780Alkohol i blodet
R78.0Etanolin esiintyminen veressä
R78.0Nachweis von Alkohol im Blut
R78.0Présence d'alcool dans le sang
R78.0aantreffen van alcohol in bloed
R78.0Finding of alcohol in blood
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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