VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

A20Plague

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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

Specificity

Do not use A20 directly

Use the most specific code supported by the record.

Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group A20-A28
Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh dịch hạch
Additional WHO coding guidance
Incl.: infection due to Yersinia pestis

Related A20 codes

A20.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Bubonic plague A20.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Cellulocutaneous plague A20.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Pneumonic plague A20.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Plague meningitis A20.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Septicaemic plague A20.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other forms of plague A20.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Plague, unspecified

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.