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List of Diseases and Revised ICD Codes

The table below lists the diseases (and ICD codes) that can be claimed under ss7(2) of the SRCA.

Condition

ICD Code

Symptoms

Dysplastic naevus

D22/ M8727/0

A pigmented lesion of the skin, other than a melanoma, displaying an irregular border, indistinct margin and mixed colouration.

Eczema/dermatitis

L20 - L30

Eczema is a puristic papulovesicular dermatitis, that also has a later scaly stage.  A dermatitis is any inflammation of the skin.

Multiple sclerosis

G35

A degenerative disease of the nervous system characterised by the development of lesions separated in time and space in which the underlying pathology is the dermalisation of the affected nervous tissue.

Parkinson's disease
(Primary only)

G20

A degenerative disease of the nervous system, characterised by rigidity, tremor and bradykinesia with abnormality of gait and mask like faces.

Peripheral neuropathy

G62

A condition in which there is simultaneous loss of function of multiple peripheral nerves due to concentrations of chemicals and solvents..

Spinal muscular atrophy

G12

A disease characterised by excessive loss of large motor neurons, with muscle showing evidence of degeneration atrophy.

Erectile dysfunction

N48.4

An inability to obtain or maintain an erection of sufficient strength to complete an act of sexual intercourse – not psychosocial.

Cauda equina syndrome

G95.9

An impairment of both somatic and visceral sensory and motor function referable to the lower sacral and lumbar nerve roots.

Neurogenic bladder

N31.9

A loss of bladder function or control as a result of a neurogenic disease.

Non-alcoholic toxic encephalopathy

G92

A loss of cerebral functions, caused by toxic insult to the neurons, resulting from a toxic exposure other than ethanol.

Acquired colour vision deficiency

H53.5

A disorder of colour vision not being due to genetic factors.

Depression

F32.0 - F33.9 F34, F38, F39

A disorder of the affect, with depressed mood; and/or the loss of interest or pleasure in, almost all activities. The individual may also suffer from: loss of appetite; weight loss; sleep disorders; decreased energy; feelings of worthlessness or guilt; and may have recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.

Sleep disorders with neurological basis

G47.31

A sleep disorder associated with either Parkinson's Disease of degeneration of the cerebrum.

Bi-polar affective disorder

F31

A disorder in which there has been at least one episode of mania and one episode of major depression.

Vertigo

R42

An illusory sense of environment or self movement.

Memory loss

F04

A loss of memory above that of normal (either short-term or long-term).

Anxiety

F41

A disease in which there is excessive anxiety and worry on more days than not for a period of at least six months, with the sufferer also displaying features such as restlessness, irritability, muscle tension or disturbed sleep.

Panic disorders

F41.0

A disease in which there are recurrent panic attacks, with persistent concern about future panic attacks, worry over the effect of panic attacks and there has been significant change in behaviour as a result of the attacks.

Impaired cognition

F03

Any measurable loss of higher cerebral function.

Agoraphobia with panic disorder

F40.01

A well defined cluster of phobias embracing fears. Panic disorder is a frequent feature of both present and past episodes.  Avoidance of the phobic situation is prominent; some agoraphobics experience little anxiety because they are able to avoid their phobic situations.

Malignant neoplasms

C00 – C96

Any disorder in which there is an abnormal growth of cells and the cells display either the ability to metastasize or to invade the surrounding tissues.

Myeloproliferative disorders

C81 – C96, D45 and D47

Any one of a family of diseases characterised by increased blood cell production, including myelogenous leukaemia, polycythaemia rubra vera and myelofibrosis.

Liver disease

K71

Any disease or inflammation of the liver due to concentrations of chemicals and solvents.

Pancreatic disease
(excluding diabetes)

K85 – K86

Any disease or inflammation of the pancreas due to concentrations of chemicals and solvents.

Irritable bowel disorder

K58

Chronic intermittent symptoms, including recurrent abdominal pain, with altered frequency of defecation with either constipation or diarrhoea or both, stool urgency and a sense of incomplete evacuation of the bowel.

Ulcerative colitis/
Crohn's disease

K50 – K51

Ulcerative colitis means a chronic, recurrent ulceration of the colon, chiefly of the mucosa or sub-mucosa, manifesting as cramping abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and loose discharges of blood, pus and mucosa.   Crohn's disease is a chronic, granulomatis inflammatory disease involving any part of the digestive tract with scarring and thickening of the bowel wall.

Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Diverticular Disease

K57

The presence of inflammation in and around a diverticulum of the colon or rectum.

Bowel polyps

D12

K63.5

A protruding growth from the mucosa of the colon or rectum.

Mixed connective tissue disease

M35.1

A disease when there is overlap of the clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosis, scleroderma, polymyositis and rheumatoid arthritis, usually with unusually high circulating antibody to a nuclear ribonucleoprotein.

Systemic lupus erythematosus

M32

A disease in which tissues and cells are damaged by pathological autoantibodies and immune complexes.

Sarcoidosis

D86

A chronic, multisystem disorder in which in the affected organs there is an accumulation of T-lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes, with noncaseating epithelial granuloma and derangement of the normal tissue architecture.