VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

B16Acute hepatitis B

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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Specificity

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Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group B15-B19
Viral hepatitis
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh viêm gan B cấp tính

Related B16 codes

B16.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent (coinfection) with hepatic coma B16.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent (coinfection) without hepatic coma B16.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute hepatitis B without delta- agent with hepatic coma B16.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute hepatitis B without delta- agent and without hepatic coma

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.