ICD-Code T51.9: Toxic effect: Alcohol, unspecified
You have alcohol poisoning.
A substance can cause poisoning if, for example, too much of it is taken. The substance may also be administered or taken by mistake.
These kinds of alcoholic substances are used at home or in industry for cleaning, for example.
If you have too much alcohol in your body you may have different symptoms. It depends on how much of the substance is in the body and how long it has been there. You may be seriously ill.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).