VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

A48Other bacterial diseases, not elsewhere classified

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 A48 directly

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Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group A30-A49
Other bacterial diseases
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh nhiễm khuẩn khác, không phân loại mục khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: actinomycetoma (B47.1)

Related A48 codes

A48.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Gas gangrene A48.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Legionnaires disease A48.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Nonpneumonic Legionnaires disease [Pontiac fever] A48.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Toxic shock syndrome A48.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Brazilian purpuric fever A48.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified bacterial diseases

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.