Codes that indicate hazardous alcohol drinking behavior. Future studies that require to specify ex-drinker and current-drinker need to revisit and review this codelist.
These codes were mapped first in SNOMED using the opencodelist builder. The search terms used were:
Codes indicating:
The codes were discussed by 1 practicing clinicians and 1 epidemiologist. A summary of the discussion is available on the github issue below.
These codes were mapped to CTV3 which resulted in 247 codes.
| code | term |
|---|---|
| 1365. | Heavy drinker - 7-9u/day |
| 1366. | Very heavy drinker - greater than 9 units/day |
| 136D. | Ex-heavy drinker - (7-9u/day) |
| 136E. | Ex-very heavy drinker - greater than 9 units/day |
| 136K. | Alcohol intake above recommended sensible limits |
| 13Y8. | Alcoholics anonymous |
| 1462. | H/O: alcoholism |
| 2577. | O/E - breath - alcohol smell |
| 8BA8. | Alcohol detoxification |
| 8G32. | Aversion therapy - alcoholism |
| 8H35. | Admitted to alcohol detoxification centre |
| C251. | Thiamine (vit B1) defic state: [Wernicke] or [oth & unspec] |
| E01.. | Alcoholic psychoses |
| E010. | Delirium tremens |
| E011. | Korsakov psychosis |
| E0110 | Korsakov psychosis |
| E0111 | Korsakov's alcoholic psychosis with peripheral neuritis |
| E0112 | Wernicke-Korsakov syndrome |
| E011z | Alcohol amnestic syndrome NOS |
| E012. | Alcoholic dementia: [other] or [NOS] |
| E0120 | Chronic alcoholic brain syndrome |
| E013. | Alcohol withdrawal hallucinosis |
| E015. | Alcoholic paranoia |
| E01y. | Other alcoholic psychosis |
| E01y0 | Alcohol withdrawal syndrome |
| E01yz | Other alcoholic psychosis NOS |
| E01z. | Alcoholic psychosis NOS |
| E23.. | (Alcoh depend synd [& alcoholism]) or (alcoh prob drinking) |
| E230. | Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism |
| E2300 | Acute alcoholic intoxication, unspecified, in alcoholism |
| E2301 | Continuous acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism |
| E2302 | Episodic acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism |
| E2303 | Acute alcoholic intoxication in remission, in alcoholism |
| E230z | Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism NOS |
| E231. | Chronic alcoholism (& [dipsomania]) |
| E2310 | Unspecified chronic alcoholism |
| E2311 | Continuous chronic alcoholism |
| E2312 | Episodic chronic alcoholism |
| E2313 | Chronic alcoholism in remission |
| E231z | Chronic alcoholism NOS |
| E23z. | Alcohol dependence syndrome NOS |
| E247. | Drug dependence: [absinthe] or [other specified] |
| E250. | (Alc intox)(hangover)(nondep alc abus)(drunk NOS)(inebr NOS) |
| E2500 | Nondependent alcohol abuse, unspecified |
| E2501 | Nondependent alcohol abuse, continuous |
| E2502 | Nondependent alcohol abuse, episodic |
| E2503 | Nondependent alcohol abuse in remission |
| E250z | Nondependent alcohol abuse NOS |
| Eu10. | [X]Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol |
| Eu100 | [X]Mental & behav dis due to use alcohol: acute intoxication |
| Eu101 | [X]Mental and behav dis due to use of alcohol: harmful use |
| Eu102 | [X](Ment/beh dis,alc dep) or (chr alcoh'sm [&(addic)(dips)]) |
| Eu103 | [X]Mental and behav dis due to use alcohol: withdrawal state |
| Eu104 | [X]Men & behav dis due alcohl: withdrawl state with delirium |
| Eu105 | [X]Ment/beh dis due alc: psychot (& [variants][psychos NOS]) |
| Eu106 | [X]Mental and behav dis due to use alcohol: amnesic syndrome |
| Eu107 | [X](Ment/beh dis due alc, resid/late) or (chr alc brain syn) |
| Eu10y | [X]Men & behav dis due to use alcohol: oth men & behav dis |
| F11x0 | Alcoholic encephalopathy |
| F1440 | Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration |
| F375. | Alcohol-related polyneuropathy |
| G555. | Alcohol-induced heart muscle disease |
| J153. | Alcoholic gastritis |
| J610. | Alcoholic fatty liver |
| J611. | Acute alcoholic hepatitis |
| J612. | Cirrhosis: [florid] or [alcoholic] |
| J613. | Alcoholic liver damage unspecified |
| J617. | Alcoholic hepatitis |
| J6710 | Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis |
| R103. | [D]Alcohol blood level excessive |
| SM0.. | Alcohol causing toxic effect |
| SM002 | Grain alcohol causing toxic effect |
| SM0y. | Other alcohol causing toxic effect |
| SM0z. | Alcohol causing toxic effect NOS |
| SyuG0 | [X]Toxic effect of other alcohols |
| U2090 | [X]Int self poison/exposure to alcohol at home |
| U2091 | [X]Intent self poison alcohol at res institut |
| U2092 | [X]Int self poison alcohol school/pub admin area |
| U2093 | [X]Int self poison alcohol in sport/athletic area |
| U2094 | [X]Intent self pois alcohol in street/highway |
| U2095 | [X]Intent self pois alcohol trade/service area |
| U2096 | [X]Int self pois alcohol indust/construct area |
| U2097 | [X]Int self poison/exposure to alcohol on farm |
| U209y | [X]Int self poison alcohol other spec place |
| U209z | [X]Intent self poison alcohol unspecif place |
| U409. | [X]Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent |
| U4090 | [X]Poison/exposure ?intent, to alcohol at home |
| U4091 | [X]Pois/expos ?intent to alcohol at res institut |
| U4092 | [X]Pois/exp ?intent alcohol school/pub admin area |
| U4093 | [X]Pois/exp ?intent alcohol in sport/athletic area |
| U4094 | [X]Pois/expos ?intent alcohol in street/highway |
| U4095 | [X]Pois/expos ?intent alcohol trade/service area |
| U4096 | [X]Poison/exposure, ?intent, alcohol indust/construct area |
| U4097 | [X]Poison/exposure ?intent, to alcohol on farm |
| U409y | [X]Pois/exp ?intent to alcohol other spec place |
| U409z | [X]Pois/expos ?intent to alcohol unspecif place |
| U80.. | [X]Evidence of alcohl involv determin by blood alcohl level |
| U800. | [X]Eviden of alcohl involv blood alcohl level <20 mg/100 ml |
| U801. | [X]Eviden of alcohl involv blood alcohl level 20-39mg/100ml |
| U802. | [X]Eviden of alcohl involv blood alcohl level 40-59mg/100ml |
| U803. | [X]Eviden of alcohl involv blood alcohl level 60-79mg/100ml |
| U804. | [X]Eviden of alcohl involv blood alcohl level 80-99mg/100ml |
| U805. | [X]Eviden of alcoh involv blood alcoh level 100-119mg/100ml |
| U806. | [X]Eviden of alcoh involv blood alcoh level 120-199mg/100ml |
| U807. | [X]Eviden of alcoh involv blood alcoh level 200-239mg/100ml |
| U808. | [X]Eviden alcoh involv blood alcoh level 240mg/100ml or more |
| U80z. | [X]Evid alcoh invol detrm by pres alcoh in bld levl not spec |
| U81.. | [X]Evid of alcohol involv determind by level of intoxication |
| U810. | [X]Evid alcoh invol determ by levl of intox mild alcoh intox |
| U811. | [X]Evid alcoh invol determ by level of intox mod alcoh intox |
| U812. | [X]Evid alcoh invol determ by level of intox sev alcoh intox |
| U813. | [X]Evid alcoh invl determ by levl intox very sev alcoh intox |
| U814. | [X]Evid alch invl detrm by levl intox alch invl not oth spec |
| Ua1Ml | Alcohol reduction programme |
| Ua1Mm | Alcohol withdrawal regime |
| Ub0lN | Fairly heavy drinker |
| Ub0lO | Heavy drinker |
| Ub0lP | Very heavy drinker |
| Ub0lQ | Secret drinker |
| Ub0lR | Problem drinker |
| Ub0lX | Park drinker |
| Ub0lY | Street drinker |
| Ub0lp | Drinks with strangers |
| Ub0lt | Drinks in morning to get rid of hangover |
| Ub0ly | Binge drinker |
| Ub0lz | Alcoholic binges exceeding sensible amounts |
| Ub0m0 | Alcoholic binges exceeding safe amounts |
| Ub0m1 | Regular drinker |
| Ub0m3 | Habitual drinker |
| Ub0m9 | Drinking binge |
| Ub0mH | Priority given to drink-related activities |
| Ub0mI | Drinking takes priority over social obligations |
| Ub0mJ | Drinking takes priority over family obligations |
| Ub0mK | Drinking takes priority over financial obligations |
| Ub0mN | Unable to control drinking |
| Ub0mO | Unable to abstain from drinking |
| Ub0mP | Unable to control drinking once started |
| Ub0mQ | Unable to control spontaneous drinking bouts |
| Ub0mR | Unable to stop drinking before intoxication |
| Ub0mX | Behavioural tolerance to alcohol |
| Ub0mY | Physical tolerance to alcohol |
| Ub0mZ | Psychological tolerance to alcohol |
| Ub0mb | Drink driving |
| Ub0mc | Charged with drink driving offence |
| Ub0md | Convicted of drink driving |
| Ub0mi | Ashamed of drinking |
| Ub0mj | Feels should cut down drinking |
| Ub0mk | Feels drinking is out of control |
| Ub0mm | Craving for alcohol |
| X0053 | Wernicke encephalopathy |
| X0055 | Morel laminar sclerosis |
| X006u | Alcohol-induced epilepsy |
| X00FS | Alcoholic coma |
| X00Rk | Alcoholic dementia NOS |
| X00Rm | Acute alcohol intoxication |
| X00Rn | Inebriety NOS |
| X00Ro | Drunkenness NOS |
| X00Rq | Absinthe addiction |
| X20Bo | Alcohol-related macrocytosis |
| X20CI | Alcohol-related sideroblastic anaemia |
| X306r | Alcoholic hepatitis |
| X3071 | Alcoholic liver disease |
| X3072 | Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver |
| X3073 | Alcoholic hepatic failure |
| X308j | Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis |
| X308v | Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis |
| X40K4 | Alcohol-induced hypoglycaemia |
| X40MG | Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome |
| X709V | Alcoholic myopathy |
| XE0b4 | Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver |
| XE0dD | (Cirrhos &/or chron liver dis) or (alcoholic liver disease) |
| XE0dF | Alcoholic liver damage NOS |
| XE1Xu | Other alcoholic dementia |
| XE1YQ | Chronic alcoholism |
| XE1YX | Nondependent alcohol abuse |
| XE1ZE | [X]Mental and behav dis due to use alcohol: dependence syndr |
| XE1ZF | [X]Mental & behav dis due to use alcohol: psychotic disorder |
| XE1ZG | [X]Men & behav dis due alcoh: resid & late-onset psychot dis |
| XE1aI | (Alcohol psychosis: [Korsakov][other]) or (alc withdr syndr) |
| XE1aw | Alcohol dependence syndrome (& [dipsomania]) |
| XE1b2 | (Non-depend abuse of alcohol) or (drunkenness) or (hangover) |
| XM033 | Smell of alcohol on breath |
| XM0zW | Alcohol blood elevated [D] |
| XM18Y | Alcoholism detoxication centre |
| XM1D0 | Finding of alcohol in blood |
| XSBcu | Alcohol rehabilitation |
| Xa0hK | Alcoholic macrocytosis |
| Xa17e | Alcoholic hallucinosis |
| Xa17m | Alcoholic jealousy |
| Xa1yZ | Alcohol abuse |
| Xa25J | Alcoholic dementia |
| Xa2lt | Persistent alcohol abuse |
| Xa3dY | Ex-problem drinker |
| Xa7On | Alcoholism counselling |
| Xa7lt | Abstinent alcoholic |
| Xa7nD | Alcohol-induced cerebellar ataxia |
| XaA1V | Ethanol abuse |
| XaBE3 | Chronic alcoholic hepatitis |
| XaBZA | Alcohol withdrawal-induced convulsion |
| XaC1d | Oesophageal varices in alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver |
| XaF99 | Alcohol related optic neuropathy |
| XaIN4 | Under care of community alcohol team |
| XaIPn | Referral to community alcohol team |
| XaJni | Alcohol disorder monitoring |
| XaK9f | Alcohol misuse enhanced services administration |
| XaKAA | Community detoxification registered |
| XaKAC | Alcohol consumption counselling |
| XaKAJ | Alcohol misuse enhanced service completed |
| XaKAo | Alcohol counselling by other agencies |
| XaKUg | Referral to community drug and alcohol team |
| XaKV2 | Alcohol induced hallucinations |
| XaKvA | Hazardous alcohol use |
| XaKvB | Harmful alcohol use |
| XaLWu | [X]Alcohol withdrawal-induced seizure |
| XaLrN | Alcohol abuse monitoring |
| XaLsx | Delivery of rehabilitation for alcohol addiction |
| XaMhj | Disqualified from driving due to excess alcohol |
| XaORR | Referral to specialist alcohol treatment service |
| XaPPv | Brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumptn completed |
| XaPPy | Extended intervention for excessive alcohol consumptn complt |
| XaPQC | Alcohol related fit |
| XaPds | Seen by counsellor for alcohol misuse |
| XaPmB | Advised to contact primary care alcohol worker |
| XaPna | Referral to alcohol brief intervention service |
| XaPty | Brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumptn declined |
| XaPwp | Declined referral to specialist alcohol treatment service |
| XaX4S | Extended interven for excessive alcohol consumption declined |
| XaXan | Advised to abstain from alcohol consumption |
| XaXkb | Referral to community alcohol team declined |
| XaYLJ | Cycle of change stage, alcohol |
| XaYWV | Referral to alcohol misuse clinic |
| XaamS | In-house alcohol detoxification |
| XabN7 | Alcohol dependence resolved |
| XabUM | Hospital alcohol liaison team report received |
| Xabi7 | Mild alcohol dependence |
| Xabi8 | Moderate alcohol dependence |
| Xabi9 | Severe alcohol dependence |
| XaboV | Refer to MH services deferred until alcohol misuse resolved |
| Xac6H | Specialist alcohol treatment service signposted |
| XacTX | Emergency dept attendanc related to personl alcohl consumptn |
| XacTY | Hospital attendance related to personal alcohol consumption |
| Xacab | Withdrawn from alcohol detoxification programme |
| XacfZ | Alcohol relapse prevention |
| Xacmc | Alcohol harm reduction programme |
| Xactr | Alcohol twelve step programme |
| XagOG | Signposting to alcohol misuse service |
| ZV6D6 | [V]Alcohol abuse counselling and surveillance |
Codes not in the full codelist are in faint grey.