AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is the WHO-developed 10-item screening tool for hazardous and harmful alcohol use. Total score 0-40; 8+ indicates risky use, 15+ likely alcohol use disorder.
What AUDIT measures
Three domains: hazardous alcohol use (questions 1-3, frequency and quantity), dependence symptoms (questions 4-6), and harmful alcohol use (questions 7-10, including injuries and others' concern about drinking). The shorter AUDIT-C (questions 1-3 only) is widely used in primary care settings for initial screening; positive AUDIT-C (≥4 for men, ≥3 for women) triggers full AUDIT.
Where AUDIT appears in quality programs
- USPSTF Grade B recommendation for adult unhealthy alcohol use screening.
- HEDIS Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment (IET) measure references AUDIT-positive patients.
- SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) workflows use AUDIT as the screening instrument; CPT 99408 / 99409 + HCPCS G0396 / G0397 for billing.
Where Vizier fits
Vizier reads AUDIT and AUDIT-C scores from EHR structured fields, joins them to subsequent SBIRT documentation and treatment engagement, and surfaces SBIRT billing readiness + IET measure performance. The patient-level view supports outreach for AUDIT-positive patients with no documented intervention.