Chapter XIX · S00-T98

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

195 categories and 1 741 codes in 21 blocks, from the Master Industry Table 2021. Open a category for its codes and their markers.

S00-S09Injuries to the head

Block 198 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S00	Superficial injury of head	10	9
S01	Open wound of head	10	9
S02	Fracture of skull and facial bones	31	20
S03	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of head	7	6
S04	Injury of cranial nerves	11	10
S05	Injury of eye and orbit	11	10
S06	Intracranial injury	31	20
S07	Crushing injury of head	5	4
S08	Traumatic amputation of part of head	5	4
S09	Other and unspecified injuries of head	7	6

S10-S19Injuries to the neck

Block 199 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S10	Superficial injury of neck	6	5
S11	Open wound of neck	7	6
S12	Fracture of neck	19	12
S13	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at neck level	8	7
S14	Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level	8	7
S15	Injury of blood vessels at neck level	8	7
S16	Injury of muscle and tendon at neck level	1	1
S17	Crushing injury of neck	4	3
S18	Traumatic amputation at neck level	1	1
S19	Other and unspecified injuries of neck	4	3

S20-S29Injuries to the thorax

Block 200 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S20	Superficial injury of thorax	8	7
S21	Open wound of thorax	7	6
S22	Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine	25	16
S23	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of thorax	7	6
S24	Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level	8	7
S25	Injury of blood vessels of thorax	10	9
S26	Injury of heart	10	6
S27	Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs	31	20
S28	Crushing injury of thorax and traumatic amputation of part of thorax	3	2
S29	Other and unspecified injuries of thorax	5	4

S30-S39Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis

Block 201 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S30	Superficial injury of abdomen, lower back and pelvis	7	6
S31	Open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis	9	8
S32	Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis	25	16
S33	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis	9	8
S34	Injury of nerves and lumbar spinal cord at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level	9	8
S35	Injury of blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level	10	9
S36	Injury of intra-abdominal organs	31	20
S37	Injury of urinary and pelvic organs	31	20
S38	Crushing injury and traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis	5	4
S39	Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen, lower back and pelvis	6	5

S40-S49Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm

Block 202 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S40	Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm	5	4
S41	Open wound of shoulder and upper arm	5	4
S42	Fracture of shoulder and upper arm	25	16
S43	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle	9	8
S44	Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level	10	9
S45	Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level	8	7
S46	Injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level	8	7
S47	Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm	1	1
S48	Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm	4	3
S49	Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm	4	3

S50-S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Block 203 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S50	Superficial injury of forearm	6	5
S51	Open wound of forearm	5	4
S52	Fracture of forearm	31	20
S53	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of elbow	6	5
S54	Injury of nerves at forearm level	8	7
S55	Injury of blood vessels at forearm level	7	6
S56	Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level	9	8
S57	Crushing injury of forearm	4	3
S58	Traumatic amputation of forearm	4	3
S59	Other and unspecified injuries of forearm	4	3

S60-S69Injuries to the wrist and hand

Block 204 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S60	Superficial injury of wrist and hand	7	6
S61	Open wound of wrist and hand	6	5
S62	Fracture at wrist and hand level	28	18
S63	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at wrist and hand level	9	8
S64	Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level	9	8
S65	Injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level	10	9
S66	Injury of muscle and tendon at wrist and hand level	11	10
S67	Crushing injury of wrist and hand	3	2
S68	Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand	8	7
S69	Other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand	4	3

S70-S79Injuries to the hip and thigh

Block 205 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S70	Superficial injury of hip and thigh	6	5
S71	Open wound of hip and thigh	5	4
S72	Fracture of femur	25	16
S73	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joint and ligaments of hip	3	2
S74	Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level	7	6
S75	Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level	7	6
S76	Injury of muscle and tendon at hip and thigh level	7	6
S77	Crushing injury of hip and thigh	4	3
S78	Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh	4	3
S79	Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh	4	3

S80-S89Injuries to the knee and lower leg

Block 206 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S80	Superficial injury of lower leg	6	5
S81	Open wound of lower leg	5	4
S82	Fracture of lower leg, including ankle	31	20
S83	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee	9	8
S84	Injury of nerves at lower leg level	7	6
S85	Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level	10	9
S86	Injury of muscle and tendon at lower leg level	8	7
S87	Crushing injury of lower leg	3	2
S88	Traumatic amputation of lower leg	4	3
S89	Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg	4	3

S90-S99Injuries to the ankle and foot

Block 207 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
S90	Superficial injury of ankle and foot	8	7
S91	Open wound of ankle and foot	6	5
S92	Fracture of foot, except ankle	25	16
S93	Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at ankle and at foot level	8	7
S94	Injury of nerves at ankle and foot level	8	7
S95	Injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level	7	6
S96	Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level	7	6
S97	Crushing injury of ankle and foot	4	3
S98	Traumatic amputation of ankle and foot	6	5
S99	Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot	4	3

T00-T07Injuries involving multiple body regions

Block 208 · 8 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T00	Superficial injuries involving multiple body regions	8	7
T01	Open wounds involving multiple body regions	8	7
T02	Fractures involving multiple body regions	31	20
T03	Dislocations, sprains and strains involving multiple body regions	8	7
T04	Crushing injuries involving multiple body regions	9	8
T05	Traumatic amputations involving multiple body regions	10	9
T06	Other injuries involving multiple body regions, not elsewhere classified	8	7
T07	Unspecified multiple injuries	1	1

T08-T14Injuries to unspecified parts of trunk, limb or body region

Block 209 · 7 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T08	Fracture of spine, level unspecified	3	2
T09	Other injuries of spine and trunk, level unspecified	10	9
T10	Fracture of upper limb, level unspecified	3	2
T11	Other injuries of upper limb, level unspecified	10	9
T12	Fracture of lower limb, level unspecified	3	2
T13	Other injuries of lower limb, level unspecified	10	9
T14	Injury of unspecified body region	13	11

T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Block 210 · 5 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T15	Foreign body on external eye	5	4
T16	Foreign body in ear	1	1
T17	Foreign body in respiratory tract	9	8
T18	Foreign body in alimentary tract	9	8
T19	Foreign body in genitourinary tract	7	6

T20-T32Burns and corrosions: Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site

Block 211 · 13 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T20	Burn and corrosion of head and neck	9	8
T21	Burn and corrosion of trunk	9	8
T22	Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand	9	8
T23	Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand	9	8
T24	Burn and corrosion of hip and lower limb, except ankle and foot	9	8
T25	Burn and corrosion of ankle and foot	9	8
T26	Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa	11	10
T27	Burn and corrosion of respiratory tract	9	8
T28	Burn and corrosion of other internal organs	11	10
T29	Burns and corrosions of multiple body regions	9	8
T30	Burn and corrosion, body region unspecified	9	8
T31	Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved	11	10
T32	Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved	11	10

T33-T35Frostbite

Block 212 · 3 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T33	Superficial frostbite	11	10
T34	Frostbite with tissue necrosis	11	10
T35	Frostbite involving multiple body regions and unspecified frostbite	9	8

T36-T50Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances

Block 213 · 15 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T36	Poisoning by systemic antibiotics	11	10
T37	Poisoning by systemic antibiotics by other systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics	9	8
T38	Poisoning by hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified	11	10
T39	Poisoning by nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics	8	7
T40	Poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]	11	10
T41	Poisoning by anaesthetics and therapeutic gases	7	6
T42	Poisoning by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs	10	9
T43	Poisoning by psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified	10	9
T44	Poisoning by drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system	11	10
T45	Poisoning by primarily systemic and haematological agents, not elsewhere classified	11	10
T46	Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system	11	10
T47	Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system	11	10
T48	Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system	9	8
T49	Poisoning by topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and by ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs	11	10
T50	Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances	11	10

T51-T65Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source

Block 214 · 15 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T51	Toxic effect of alcohol	7	6
T52	Toxic effect of organic solvents	8	7
T53	Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons	10	9
T54	Toxic effect of corrosive substances	6	5
T55	Toxic effect of soaps and detergents	1	1
T56	Toxic effect of metals	11	10
T57	Toxic effect of other inorganic substances	7	6
T58	Toxic effect of carbon monoxide	1	1
T59	Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapours	11	10
T60	Toxic effect of pesticides	8	7
T61	Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood	6	5
T62	Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food	6	5
T63	Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals	10	9
T64	Toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxin food contaminants	1	1
T65	Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances	10	9

T66-T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes

Block 215 · 10 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T66	Unspecified effects of radiation	1	1
T67	Effects of heat and light	11	10
T68	Hypothermia	1	1
T69	Other effects of reduced temperature	5	4
T70	Effects of air pressure and water pressure	8	7
T71	Asphyxiation	1	1
T73	Effects of other deprivation	7	6
T74	Maltreatment syndromes	7	6
T75	Effects of other external causes	7	6
T78	Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified	8	7

T79Certain early complications of trauma

Block 216 · 1 category

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T79	Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified	11	10

T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified

Block 217 · 9 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T80	Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection	10	9
T81	Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified	11	10
T82	Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts	11	10
T83	Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts	10	9
T84	Complications of internal orthopaedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts	11	10
T85	Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts	11	10
T86	Failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissues	8	7
T87	Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputation	8	7
T88	Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified	11	10

T90-T98Sequelae of injuries, of poisoning and of other consequences of external causes

Block 218 · 9 categories

Category	Title	Codes	Valid for use
T90	Sequelae of injuries of head	9	8
T91	Sequelae of injuries of neck and trunk	9	8
T92	Sequelae of injuries of upper limb	10	9
T93	Sequelae of injuries of lower limb	10	9
T94	Sequelae of injuries involving multiple and unspecified body regions	3	2
T95	Sequelae of burns, corrosions and frostbite	8	7
T96	Sequelae of poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances	1	1
T97	Sequelae of toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source	1	1
T98	Sequelae of other and unspecified effects of external causes	5	4

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.

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