Some interesting official diagnoses related to alcoholism

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04-22-2007, 01:25 AM

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Some interesting official diagnoses related to alcoholism

Accepted ICD-9 CM Codes

291 Alcoholic Psychoses
291.0 Delirium Tremens
291.1 Alcohol Amnestic Synd
291.2 Alcoholic Dementia NEC
291.3 Alcohol Hallucinosis
291.4 Pathologic Alcohol Intox
291.5 Alcoholic Jealousy
291.8 Alcoholic Psychosis NEC
291.9 Alcoholic Psychosis NOS

04-22-2007, 02:22 AM

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Huh???

04-22-2007, 03:35 AM

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Unfortunately the last time my husband was in the hospital, he probably had at least 3 of those diagnoses applied to him as he developed end stage alcoholic disorders. Just 5 years earlier it would have been almost impossible to imagine him deteriorating to that extent.