ICD-10 category · Chapter XX · W75-W84

W77 Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances

81 codes under W77 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
W77Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substancesHeading only—
W77.0Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, homeHeading only—
W77.00Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.01Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.02Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.03Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.04Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.08Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.09Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, home, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.1Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institutionHeading only—
W77.10Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.11Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.12Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.13Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.14Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.18Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.19Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, residential institution, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.2Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative areaHeading only—
W77.20Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.21Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.22Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.23Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.24Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.28Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.29Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, school, other institution and public administrative area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.3Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics areaHeading only—
W77.30Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.31Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.32Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.33Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.34Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.38Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.39Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, sports and athletics area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.4Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highwayHeading only—
W77.40Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.41Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.42Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.43Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.44Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.48Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.49Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, street and highway, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.5Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service areaHeading only—
W77.50Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.51Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.52Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.53Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.54Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.58Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.59Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, trade and service area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.6Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction areaHeading only—
W77.60Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.61Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.62Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.63Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.64Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.68Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.69Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, industrial and construction area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.7Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farmHeading only—
W77.70Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.71Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.72Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.73Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.74Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.78Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.79Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, farm, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.8Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified placesHeading only—
W77.80Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.81Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.82Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.83Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.84Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.88Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.89Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, other specified places, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W77.9Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified placeHeading only—
W77.90Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W77.91Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W77.92Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W77.93Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W77.94Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.98Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, unspecified place, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W77.99Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances, 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.

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