VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

A36Diphtheria

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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Specificity

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Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group A30-A49
Other bacterial diseases
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh bạch hầu

Related A36 codes

A36.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Pharyngeal diphtheria A36.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Nasopharyngeal diphtheria A36.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Laryngeal diphtheria A36.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Cutaneous diphtheria A36.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other diphtheria A36.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Diphtheria, 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.