Chapter X · J00-J99

Diseases of the respiratory system

64 categories and 288 codes in 10 blocks, from the Master Industry Table 2021. Open a category for its codes and their markers.

J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections

Block 101 · 7 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J00	Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]	1	1
J01	Acute sinusitis	8	7
J02	Acute pharyngitis	4	3
J03	Acute tonsillitis	4	3
J04	Acute laryngitis and tracheitis	4	3
J05	Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis	3	2
J06	Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites	4	3

J09-J18Influenza and pneumonia

Block 102 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J09	Influenza due to certain identified influenza virus	1	1
J10	Influenza due to other identified influenza virus	4	3
J11	Influenza, virus not identified	4	3
J12	Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified	7	6
J13	Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae	1	1
J14	Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae	1	1
J15	Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified	11	10
J16	Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified	3	2
J17	Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere	6	5
J18	Pneumonia, organism unspecified	6	5

J20-J22Other acute lower respiratory infections

Block 103 · 3 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J20	Acute bronchitis	11	10
J21	Acute bronchiolitis	5	4
J22	Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection	1	1

J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Block 104 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J30	Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis	6	5
J31	Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis	4	3
J32	Chronic sinusitis	8	7
J33	Nasal polyp	5	4
J34	Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses	6	5
J35	Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids	7	6
J36	Peritonsillar abscess	1	1
J37	Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis	3	2
J38	Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified	9	8
J39	Other diseases of upper respiratory tract	7	6

J40-J47Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Block 105 · 8 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J40	Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic	1	1
J41	Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis	4	3
J42	Unspecified chronic bronchitis	1	1
J43	Emphysema	6	5
J44	Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5	4
J45	Asthma	5	4
J46	Status asthmaticus	1	1
J47	Bronchiectasis	1	1

J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents

Block 106 · 11 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J60	Coalworker's pneumoconiosis	1	1
J61	Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres	1	1
J62	Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica	3	2
J63	Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts	8	7
J64	Unspecified pneumoconiosis	1	1
J65	Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis	1	1
J66	Airway disease due to specific organic dust	5	4
J67	Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust	11	10
J68	Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours	8	7
J69	Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids	4	3
J70	Respiratory conditions due to other external agents	8	7

J80-J84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium

Block 107 · 4 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J80	Adult respiratory distress syndrome	1	1
J81	Pulmonary oedema	1	1
J82	Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified	1	1
J84	Other interstitial pulmonary diseases	5	4

J85-J94Suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract

Block 108 · 2 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J85	Abscess of lung and mediastinum	5	4
J86	Pyothorax	3	2

J85-J94Other diseases of pleura

Block 109 · 5 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J90	Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified	1	1
J91	Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere	1	1
J92	Pleural plaque	3	2
J93	Pneumothorax	5	4
J94	Other pleural conditions	6	5

J95-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system

Block 110 · 4 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
J95	Postprocedural respiratory disorders, not elsewhere classified	9	8
J96	Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified	13	9
J98	Other respiratory disorders	10	9
J99	Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere	4	3

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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