ICD-10 category · Chapter XX · W75-W84

W81 Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment

81 codes under W81 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
W81Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environmentHeading only—
W81.0Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, homeHeading only—
W81.00Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.01Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.02Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.03Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.04Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.08Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.09Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, home, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.1Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institutionHeading only—
W81.10Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.11Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.12Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.13Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.14Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.18Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.19Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, residential institution, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.2Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative areaHeading only—
W81.20Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.21Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.22Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.23Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.24Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.28Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.29Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, school, other institution and public administrative area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.3Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics areaHeading only—
W81.30Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.31Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.32Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.33Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.34Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.38Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.39Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, sports and athletics area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.4Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highwayHeading only—
W81.40Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.41Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.42Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.43Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.44Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.48Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.49Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, street and highway, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.5Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service areaHeading only—
W81.50Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.51Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.52Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.53Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.54Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.58Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.59Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, trade and service area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.6Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction areaHeading only—
W81.60Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.61Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.62Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.63Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.64Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.68Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.69Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, industrial and construction area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.7Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farmHeading only—
W81.70Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.71Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.72Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.73Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.74Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.78Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.79Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, farm, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.8Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified placesHeading only—
W81.80Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.81Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.82Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.83Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.84Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.88Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.89Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, other specified places, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
W81.9Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified placeHeading only—
W81.90Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
W81.91Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
W81.92Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
W81.93Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
W81.94Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.98Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, unspecified place, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
W81.99Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment, 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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