ICD-10 category · Chapter XX · X60-X84

X65 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol

81 codes under X65 in the South African Master Industry Table 2021, 70 valid for clinical use; 70 marked as a Prescribed Minimum Benefit.

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
X65Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcoholHeading only—
X65.0Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, homeHeading only—
X65.00Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.01Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.02Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.03Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.04Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.08Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.09Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, home, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.1Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institutionHeading only—
X65.10Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.11Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.12Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.13Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.14Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.18Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.19Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, residential institution, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.2Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative areaHeading only—
X65.20Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.21Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.22Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.23Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.24Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.28Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.29Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, school, other institution and public administrative area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.3Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics areaHeading only—
X65.30Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.31Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.32Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.33Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.34Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.38Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.39Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, sports and athletics area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.4Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highwayHeading only—
X65.40Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.41Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.42Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.43Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.44Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.48Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.49Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, street and highway, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.5Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service areaHeading only—
X65.50Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.51Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.52Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.53Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.54Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.58Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.59Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, trade and service area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.6Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction areaHeading only—
X65.60Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.61Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.62Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.63Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.64Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.68Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.69Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, industrial and construction area, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.7Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farmHeading only—
X65.70Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.71Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.72Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.73Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.74Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.78Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.79Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, farm, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.8Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified placesHeading only—
X65.80Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.81Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.82Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.83Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.84Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.88Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.89Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, other specified places, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.9Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified placeHeading only—
X65.90Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while engaged in sports activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.91Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while engaged in leisure activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.92Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while working for incomeValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.93Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while engaged in other types of workValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.94Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.98Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, while engaged in other specified activitiesValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
X65.99Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, unspecified place, during unspecified activityValid · not as primaryPMB 903T Attempted suicide, irrespective of cause · Hospital-based management up to 3 days or up to 6 outpatient contacts
Prescribed Minimum Benefits in X65. A medical scheme must fund the diagnosis, treatment and care of a PMB condition in full, within its rules on designated providers and treatment protocols. The PMB code and treatment component beside each code come from the Council for Medical Schemes’ PMB Coded List; the scheme decides whether a given claim qualifies.

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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