R78.0
ICD-10BillableFinding of alcohol in blood
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Finding of alcohol in blood
R78.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- external cause code (Y90.-), for detail regarding alcohol level.
Related codes in R78
- R78.1Finding of opiate drug in blood
- R78.2Finding of cocaine in blood
- R78.3Finding of hallucinogen in blood
- R78.4Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
- R78.5Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood
- R78.6Finding of steroid agent in blood
- R78.7Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in bloodcategory
- R78.8Finding of oth substances, not normally found in bloodcategory
- R78.9Finding of unsp substance, not normally found in blood
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- R78
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.