VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

A15.0Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group A15-A19
Tuberculosis
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh lao phổi, được khẳng định bằng soi đờm có nuôi cấy hoặc không nuôi cấy đờm
Additional WHO coding guidance
- Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriologically confirmed - Tuberculous: + bronchiectasis confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture + fibrosis of lung confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture + pneumonia confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture + pneumothorax confirmed bacteriologically with or without culture Excl.: confirmed by culture only (A15.1)

Related A15 codes

A15 Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed A15.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by culture only A15.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed histologically A15.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by unspecified means A15.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.6 Primary diagnosis candidate Tuberculous pleurisy, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Primary respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other respiratory tuberculosis, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically A15.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, confirmed bacteriologically and histologically

Clinical record checklist

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  • 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.