A03Shigellosis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Group A00-A09
- Intestinal infectious diseases
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh lỵ trực khuẩn
Related A03 codes
A03.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae
A03.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneri
A03.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shigellosis due to Shigella boydii
A03.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei
A03.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other shigellosis
A03.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shigellosis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.