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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 790.3
Excessive blood level of alcohol
  • Short description: EXCESS BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEV.
  • ICD-9-CM 790.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 790.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 790.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 790.3: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 790.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R78.0 Finding of alcohol in blood
Applies To
  • Elevated blood-alcohol
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 790.3:
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • alcohol level in blood 790.3
  • Findings, abnormal, without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • alcohol in blood 790.3
 790.29 ICD9Data.com 790.4 
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