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Z72.1 Alcohol use

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Z72.1 is the ICD-10 code for Alcohol use. It is a four-character subcategory of Z72 (Problems related to lifestyle), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z70–Z76 (Persons encountering health services in other circumstances) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Z72.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Z72.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z72.1Alkoholbruk

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z72.1Problem i forbindelse med alkoholbruk

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ721Problem med alkoholforbrug

  • DZ721CAntal alkoholgenstande ugentligt overskrider 10
  • DZ721DAntal alkoholgenstande samme dag overskrider 4
FinlandICD-10-FI

Z72.1Alkoholin käyttö

FranceICD-10-FR

Z72.1Consommation d'alcool

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z72.1alcoholgebruik

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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