VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

A37Whooping cough

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 ho gà

Related A37 codes

A37.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis A37.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis A37.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species A37.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Whooping cough, 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.