ICD-10 category · Chapter XX · X50-X57

X53 Lack of food

81 codes under X53 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
X53Lack of foodHeading only—
X53.0Lack of food, homeHeading only—
X53.00Lack of food, home, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.01Lack of food, home, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.02Lack of food, home, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.03Lack of food, home, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.04Lack of food, home, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.08Lack of food, home, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.09Lack of food, home, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.1Lack of food, residential institutionHeading only—
X53.10Lack of food, residential institution, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.11Lack of food, residential institution, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.12Lack of food, residential institution, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.13Lack of food, residential institution, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.14Lack of food, residential institution, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.18Lack of food, residential institution, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.19Lack of food, residential institution, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.2Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative areaHeading only—
X53.20Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.21Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.22Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.23Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.24Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.28Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.29Lack of food, school, other institution and public administrative area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.3Lack of food, sports and athletics areaHeading only—
X53.30Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.31Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.32Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.33Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.34Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.38Lack of food, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.39Lack of food, sports and athletics area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.4Lack of food, street and highwayHeading only—
X53.40Lack of food, street and highway, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.41Lack of food, street and highway, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.42Lack of food, street and highway, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.43Lack of food, street and highway, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.44Lack of food, street and highway, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.48Lack of food, street and highway, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.49Lack of food, street and highway, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.5Lack of food, trade and service areaHeading only—
X53.50Lack of food, trade and service area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.51Lack of food, trade and service area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.52Lack of food, trade and service area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.53Lack of food, trade and service area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.54Lack of food, trade and service area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.58Lack of food, trade and service area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.59Lack of food, trade and service area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.6Lack of food, industrial and construction areaHeading only—
X53.60Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.61Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.62Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.63Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.64Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.68Lack of food, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.69Lack of food, industrial and construction area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.7Lack of food, farmHeading only—
X53.70Lack of food, farm, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.71Lack of food, farm, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.72Lack of food, farm, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.73Lack of food, farm, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.74Lack of food, farm, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.78Lack of food, farm, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.79Lack of food, farm, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.8Lack of food, other specified placesHeading only—
X53.80Lack of food, other specified places, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.81Lack of food, other specified places, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.82Lack of food, other specified places, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.83Lack of food, other specified places, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.84Lack of food, other specified places, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.88Lack of food, other specified places, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.89Lack of food, other specified places, during unspecified activityValid · not as primary—
X53.9Lack of food, unspecified placeHeading only—
X53.90Lack of food, unspecified place, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primary—
X53.91Lack of food, unspecified place, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primary—
X53.92Lack of food, unspecified place, while working for incomeValid · not as primary—
X53.93Lack of food, unspecified place, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primary—
X53.94Lack of food, unspecified place, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.98Lack of food, unspecified place, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primary—
X53.99Lack of food, 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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