V79.1 SCREENING FOR ALCOHOLISM

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V79.1

Short Description: Screening for alcoholism

Long Description: Screening for alcoholism

Code Classification:

Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
- Persons without reported diagnosis encountered during examination and investigation of individuals and populations (V70-V82)
  - V79 Special screening for mental disorders and developmental handicaps
    - V79.1 Screening for alcoholism

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V79.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Screening (for) V82.9
- alcoholism V79.1

Crosswalk Information

The code V79.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V79.1		Z13.89	Encounter for screening for other disorder

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
V79.0	Screening for depression
V79.2	Special screening for intellectual disabilities
V79.3	Screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood
V79.8	Screening for other specified mental disorders and developmental handicaps
V79.9	Screening for unspecified mental disorder and developmental handicap

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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