ICD-10 category · Chapter XX · W50-W64

W53 Bitten by rat

81 codes under W53 in the South African Master Industry Table 2021, 70 valid for clinical use.

Valid: the code is at its most specific level and may go on an account. Heading only: code to a more specific entry beneath it. PMB and CDL: a Prescribed Minimum Benefit or Chronic Disease List condition per the Council for Medical Schemes. † dagger and * asterisk codes are used as a pair. How to read the table
CodeDescriptionUseBenefits
W53Bitten by ratHeading only—
W53.0Bitten by rat, homeHeading only—
W53.00Bitten by rat, home, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.01Bitten by rat, home, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.02Bitten by rat, home, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.03Bitten by rat, home, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.04Bitten by rat, home, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.08Bitten by rat, home, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.09Bitten by rat, home, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.1Bitten by rat, residential institutionHeading only—
W53.10Bitten by rat, residential institution, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.11Bitten by rat, residential institution, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.12Bitten by rat, residential institution, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.13Bitten by rat, residential institution, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.14Bitten by rat, residential institution, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.18Bitten by rat, residential institution, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.19Bitten by rat, residential institution, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.2Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative areaHeading only—
W53.20Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.21Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.22Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.23Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.24Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.28Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.29Bitten by rat, school, other institution and public administrative area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.3Bitten by rat, sports and athletics areaHeading only—
W53.30Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.31Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.32Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.33Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.34Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.38Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.39Bitten by rat, sports and athletics area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.4Bitten by rat, street and highwayHeading only—
W53.40Bitten by rat, street and highway, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.41Bitten by rat, street and highway, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.42Bitten by rat, street and highway, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.43Bitten by rat, street and highway, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.44Bitten by rat, street and highway, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.48Bitten by rat, street and highway, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.49Bitten by rat, street and highway, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.5Bitten by rat, trade and service areaHeading only—
W53.50Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.51Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.52Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.53Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.54Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.58Bitten by rat, trade and service area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.59Bitten by rat, trade and service area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.6Bitten by rat, industrial and construction areaHeading only—
W53.60Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.61Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.62Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.63Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.64Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.68Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.69Bitten by rat, industrial and construction area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.7Bitten by rat, farmHeading only—
W53.70Bitten by rat, farm, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.71Bitten by rat, farm, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.72Bitten by rat, farm, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.73Bitten by rat, farm, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.74Bitten by rat, farm, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.78Bitten by rat, farm, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.79Bitten by rat, farm, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.8Bitten by rat, other specified placesHeading only—
W53.80Bitten by rat, other specified places, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.81Bitten by rat, other specified places, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.82Bitten by rat, other specified places, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.83Bitten by rat, other specified places, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.84Bitten by rat, other specified places, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.88Bitten by rat, other specified places, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.89Bitten by rat, other specified places, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W53.9Bitten by rat, unspecified placeHeading only—
W53.90Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W53.91Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W53.92Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W53.93Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W53.94Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.98Bitten by rat, unspecified place, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W53.99Bitten by rat, unspecified place, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—

Source and terms

Reproduced from the national table, unaltered.

The Department publishes the table for the industry to load. The ICD-10 Master Industry Table page

Codes and descriptions: ICD-10 Master Industry Table (MIT) 2021, published 16 March 2021 by the National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa. ® National Department of Health: all rights reserved. Reproduced for reference without alteration.

ICD-10 is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, © World Health Organization. The WHO ICD-10 descriptions appear as published in the MIT.

Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) and Chronic Disease List (CDL) markers: Council for Medical Schemes, PMB Coded List, as read by GreenNotes. Benefit decisions rest with each medical scheme.

Source file: ICD-10_MIT_2021_Excel_16-March_2021.xlsx. Found an error in a code or description? Write to help@greennotes.co.za.

This lookup is a reference to the published code table, not coding advice. Code assignment is the treating practitioner’s responsibility, following the South African ICD-10 Coding Standards and Guidelines and the WHO ICD-10 volumes. GreenNotes does not warrant that the table is complete or current.
This is the South African table. Most ICD-10 results online are the United States’ ICD-10-CM, a different code set that South African medical schemes do not accept. Regulation 5 of the General Regulations under the Medical Schemes Act requires the diagnostic code on every account, and the Master Industry Table is the list it is coded from.

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